Lost Creek Township adopts a flat 2027 tax levy with no pay raises

What happened

The advisory board's vote on August 31 was the second and final reading the State Board of Accounts (the state agency that oversees local government finances) requires before a township's tax levy can be filed. Trustee Rick Long told the board the levy funds the same budget as this year — no line items changed and no one is getting a pay raise. Long said the township typically doesn't spend its full budget, so he expects another year-end surplus large enough to cover any gap between what the levy raises and what the budget calls for.

The outcome

An advisory board member moved to accept the tax levy as discussed at the prior meeting; another board member seconded, and the board passed it on a voice vote.

Sources

• Second reading required by the State Board of Accounts, 0:00
• Budget unchanged, no pay raises, 0:36
• Expects a year-end surplus, 1:07
• Motion, second, and voice vote, 1:25

Also known as: Lost Creek Township tax levy · Lost Creek Township budget · 2027 township levy · township tax levy second reading