9/30/26 MUST Meeting

Morgan County’s MUST committee meeting on September 30, 2026, focused on scenarios for distributing local income tax revenue under the new structure. The county’s financial adviser presented estimates for 2029 based on projected distributions, population-based allocation, and circuit-breaker effects; he emphasized that the figures were illustrative and did not represent county decisions. Scenarios estimated a combined county rate of about 1.7184% to bring the county, municipalities, townships, and libraries near their target distributions, and about 1.7391% when fire districts were included. The presentation also estimated additional rates of 0.1215% for townships, 0.0399% for libraries, and 0.02% for fire districts. No quorum was present, and no motions or votes were taken.

Township and fire representatives raised concerns about potential funding losses, including Green Township’s estimate of a $195,000 shortfall, which could eliminate paid staffing and affect equipment and safety needs. The Mooresville schools superintendent asked that school funding needs be included in the analysis. Participants discussed compiling the scenarios and local concerns for a report to the DLGF by November 1, with a draft circulated to affected units for feedback; the proposed plan would be informational and nonbinding, not an adopted tax rate. No procurement activity was identified.