Elkhart County Live Meeting

Elkhart County public hearing on the proposed 2027 county budget, held October 15, 2026. Officials reviewed fund-level budget estimates and tax rates. The stated total budget estimate was $186,431,184; the estimated civil maximum levy was $58,936,663, and the estimated property-tax cap credit was $7,419,000. The proposed budget and tax-rate ordinance, CC2026-36, was noted as scheduled for consideration at the next meeting. No budget adoption or procurement award was recorded in this transcript.

County Attorney Steve Olsson presented the first reading of salary ordinance CC2026-35. A motion and second were recorded to close the first-reading meeting; the transcript then shows a motion and second to adjourn but does not capture a clear vote result. No contracts, vendor selections, bids, or purchasing actions were identified.