Rock County Board Meeting - 11/10/2026

At the November 10, 2026 Rock County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board considered and adopted the 2027 county budget after reviewing finance committee amendments. Approved spending and procurement items included a $100,000 airport mower purchase, a $38,260 increase to the Axon contract, and continuation of the CredibleMind software subscription for $17,500, funded by donations and external-agency commitments. The budget also included a $75,000 sheriff’s-office adjustment for equitable shared funds, a $15,212 crime-prevention fund adjustment, and staffing changes in the Veterans Services and Land Conservation offices. The board approved a Veterans Services position upgrade, with a change to its funding source, by a 22–6 vote. The proposed $300,000 shift from parks capital funding to reduce 2027 road-project borrowing was defeated after debate.

The board approved the 2026 tax levy of $85,286,250, at a stated tax rate of 0.03827346, and passed an initial resolution authorizing a future debt issuance; the maximum borrowing amount was not clear in the transcript. A proposal to defer the Health Care Center abatement and redirect prior-year sales tax to reduce the debt-service levy was also considered. The meeting included discussion of proposed public-health communications staffing and community-prevention funding, but the transcript does not clearly capture the final vote outcomes for those items. No vendor selection or new competitive solicitation was clearly approved; staff said additional community-prevention funding, if available, would involve a new RFP process.