$72.2 million budget-Tax increase narrowly avoided exceeding the voter-approval tax rate threshold
By Anton Riecher
Medina County commissioners voted Monday to approve a $72.217 million spending plan for fiscal year 2025 supported by a 6.37 percent tax hike.
On a motion by Precinct 3 Commissioner David Lynch, seconded by Precinct 2 Commissioner Larry Sittre, the commissioners approved a property tax rate of $.4511 per $100 valuation, effectively a 6.37 percent tax increase over the previous year.
Lynch also made the motion to adopt the $72.217 million budget which includes all contingency reserves. Minus those reserves, the budget stands at $58 million. Lynch’s motion was seconded by Precinct 4 Commissioner Danny Lawler.
Both the tax rate and the budget passed by unanimous consent.
The commissioners also approved a precinct 2 special road tax rate of $.0400 per $100 valuation, effectively a 5.54 percent increase. The motion by Sittre was seconded by Precinct 1 Commissioner Jessica Castiglione.
County Judge Keith Lutz said the tax increase narrowly avoided exceeding the voter-approval tax rate threshold that would have allowed taxpayers to…
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