# Johnson County Council Special Meeting 10-12-2026

At the Johnson County Council special meeting on October 12, 2026, four members formed a quorum to consider 2027 budgets for special taxing units. The council approved the Johnson County Solid Waste District budget of $1,154,985, with a tax levy of $1,061,453 and a tax rate of 0.0094, along with budgets for Hance Lake Conservancy and several fire districts. Reported figures included Hensley Fire Protection’s $2,372,937 budget, $844,071 levy, and 0.1526 rate; Minerva Fire Protection’s $859,800 budget; and White River Township Fire’s $21,541,182 budget, $12,136,253 levy, and 0.4584 rate. The transcript also records budgets and rates for Amity and another fire district, though some figures or district names are missing. Amity’s tax-rate correction for special fire general was noted as 0.0816; its adopted overall rate was read as 0.1130.

Motions to approve were made and passed for the budgets with votes captured in the transcript; some vote details are incomplete because of transcript gaps. No contracts, vendor selections, or other procurement actions were identified. The meeting focused on budget and tax-levy approvals for the taxing units.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Environment
**Published:** October 12, 2026

### Sources
- [Johnson County Council Special Meeting 10-12-2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls0ewVboKQ8) - Johnson County Government