MoCo Proposes FY26 Budget

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The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners recently held a budget workshop and shared the proposed FY26 budget, which is increased from last year.

The proposed budget totals $6,048,403.89 in both revenues and expenditures, as an increase in revenues has allowed the budget to be increased.

“The budget has increased from last year, but that is because revenues have also increased,” County Manager Heather Scott told attendees during a public hearing.

According to the proposed budget, the sources of revenue include: • Tax Revenue — $5,131,008.00 • Licenses & Permits — $14,900.00 • Intergovernmental Revenues — $299,618.87 • Charges for Services — $220,850.00 • Fines & Forfeitures — $85,000.00 • Investment Income — $18,000.00 • Miscellaneous — $14,600.00 • Other Financing

• Board of Commis –

Sources — $164,247.02

The proposed expenditures are: sioners — $96,800.00 • Elections — $138,072.93 • Financial Adminis –

tration — $499,257.29 • Law — $9,500.00 • Tax Commissioner — $243,807.00 • Tax Assessor –- $257,359.92 • General Gov ernment Buildings $182,500.00 • Superior Court — $60,812.00 • Clerk of Superior Court — $191,318.45 • District AGorney — $30,554.40 • Magistrate Court — $133,270.90 • Probate Court — $146,714.00 • Public Defender — $30,100.00 • Sheri- 's O0ce — $1,204,027.89 • Jail Operations — $315,000.00 • Fireghting – Rural — $150,613.62 • EMS Operations — $166,100.00 • Coroner — $20,100.00 • Emergency Manage –

ment — $48,479.04 • Roads, Streets, and Bridges — $902,214.32

• Solid Waste — $331,231.21 • Health Center — $48,250.00 • Department of Chil dren and Family Services (DFCS) — $5,000.00 • Recreation Depart ment — $102,815.36 • Library – $21,000.00 • Agricultural Re –

sources — $63,615.00 • Forestry — $13,800.00 • Code Enforcement — $2,400.00 • Debt Service — $10,700.00 • Other Financing Uses — $519,990.56 In addition to these expenditures and revenues, the County has proposed a $548,678.50 budget for E911 services, and a $159,132.47 budget for the Senior Center budget.

A public budget workshop was held last night, and a public hearing was held to listen to the citizens’ concerns about the proposal.

The budget will be voted on at a special called meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, December 8, at the Montgomery County Government Annex.