Guthrie County Supervisors Hold Budget Hearing

(Guthrie Center, IA) — On Tuesday, the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors held a Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Hearing.  There were not many significant changes in the budget from FY25 including the county property tax levies which County Auditor Dani Fink says will stay the same

The biggest source of revenue for the county is property taxes followed by inter governmental revenues which the large part is local option sales tax which is about $800,000 a year.  Next would replacement taxes on utilities.  For expenses, the biggest money spent is 31 percent to the county engineer for the upkeep of county roads.  The next expense is 13 percent for the sheriff’s department

Fink reports that Guthrie County has been healthy the last several years — in 2024 the revenue exceeded the expenses

After Fink’s report, the supervisors voted 3-1 for the adoption and certification of taxes for FY26 beginning July 1, 2025 and voted 3-1 to approve FY 26 annual salary for elected officials — Supervisor Mike Dickson voted against both times.  The Supervisors also voted 4-0 to appropriate 50 percent of the FY26 budget.