Lyon County Commissioners may approve the 2026 budget for publication at their next regular meeting following a final review of the numbers Friday morning.
Following their regular action meeting, commissioners held their latest round of discussions on the budget, which has been the focus of several study sessions in recent weeks. As it stands, the commission is looking at a $40 million budget, including $33 million in levied funds and a mill levy rate of 56.818, which is nearly flat, but still a decrease from the prior year’s levy of 56.972.
Lyon County Controller Dan Williams says the commission did a lot to get the budget to this point, noting the county was originally looking at a better than 3 mill increase.
In addition to moving $1.5 million in sales tax to the general fund, commissioners also had to go through the budget with a fine-tooth comb and make several cuts, including roughly $1 million in allocation requests, according to Commissioner Chris Bartel, who says they have done all they can to cut spending without impacting essential services.
The high volume of “trimming” needed was largely due to inflation, an issue that Williams stated at the start of the budget process was going to be a major hurdle. Commission Chairman Ken Duft says it was a major challenge, and he expects that will continue into the future.
Following their review of the budget, commissioners unanimously approved a motion to declare intent to exceed the revenue-neutral rate. Commissioners are set to consider the budget for publication at their next regular meeting Thursday at 9 am inside of the Lyon County Courthouse Commission Chambers.
