Richardson County Commissioners continued their review of requested budgets for the new fiscal year when they met Wednesday.

The proposed County Board proposed budget was completed reviewing changes that were made from the budget requests from all departments.

The proposal calls for a total budget of expenditures of $22,424,406. That represents an increase from the 2025 fiscal year budget of $1,232,602 amounting to a 5.8 percent increase.

The property tax request for the proposed budget would be $8,284,080 which would include $400,000 in cash reserves and $279,316 for the bond payment on the jail.

The tax requirement would be an increase of $2,103,698, an increase of 34 percent.

The property tax levy would increase by just over 8.3-cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 38.34 cents per $100. That increase is 27.6 percent.

The total valuation for Richardson County for fiscal year 2026 increased 4.75 percent to $2,160,620,189, an increase of $102,734,238.

Due to the proposed levy increase, Richardson County officials will need to participate in a joint public hearing on Tuesday, evening, September 22 at 6:30 in the District Courtroom on the 3rd floor of the courthouse in Falls City.

The Board of Commissioners will conduct a public budget hearing on the proposed county budget on Monday evening, September 21 at 6 in the Commissioners Room at the courthouse.