Brooke County Commission approves $11.77 million budget for fiscal 2026–27

The Brooke County Commission on March 24 unanimously approved the county’s fiscal year 2026–27 budget, adopting a $11,770,379 spending plan that the record says will take effect July 1, 2026.

Commissioner Stacey Wise moved to approve the budget; Commissioner Thomas R. Diserio seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The written budget message projects $8,236,836 in general county revenues and includes payroll reimbursements of $3,533,543 from other county agencies.

The commission’s budget message notes a modest decrease in projected revenue from the prior year of $188,848 but says the levy rate will remain at 13.63%. The document states the commission sought to reduce spending with minimal negative service impacts while redirecting funds to increase employee wages and to maintain competitive salaries and benefits.

The minutes record that the budget portion of the meeting "will stand adjourned until the 3rd Tuesday in April," indicating the commission will reconvene on budget matters at that later date as part of its process to finalize implementation steps.

The motion to adopt the budget appears in the meeting minutes as a unanimous vote; no roll-call vote counts beyond "unanimously passed" are recorded in the minutes.