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Where does the
county's money go?

$198,205,381 in county spending in FY2026–27 — here's where it goes

Where it goes Where it comes from
  • General Purpose School Fund ($106,880,712)
  • General Fund ($43,637,966)
  • General Debt Service ($22,215,494)
  • Child Nutrition ($8,433,071) — no property tax levy
  • Education Capital Projects ($6,590,432) — no property tax levy
  • Highway/Public Works ($5,055,535)
  • County Capital Projects ($4,719,639)
  • School Age Care Program ($672,282) — no property tax levy
  • Drug Control Fund ($250) — no property tax levy

This is all county spending, not your property tax bill. Property tax is about $31.4 million of it — four of these nine funds receive no property tax levy at all. See the levy
FY2026–27 appropriations adopted June 30, 2026, 17–0 · rate $1.5083/$100 assessed, tax levy 17–0 · county announcement · meeting video
Not yet checked against the adopted resolution. Verified per-fund property tax figures exist for FY2025–26 — see the detail

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Latest Vote Tax freeze failed 9–8–1 June 9, 2026 — one vote short of passage. View details → Next Meeting Commission August 11, 7 PM Historic courthouse, Shelbyville. Sign up to speak — three minutes. Agenda & how to attend →
17 license plate
cameras
Hot Topic, Handled Cold

Flock cameras are photographing plates in Shelbyville — and the Sheriff's Office has access to the national sharing network.

City-operated 90-day retention by law Captured data legally confidential Locations not published
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July 14, 2026 Regular meeting Video · minutes pending June 30, 2026 Called year-end budget meeting Video · minutes pending June 9, 2026 Regular meeting Video · minutes posted May 12, 2026 Regular meeting Video · minutes posted
Election · Aug 6 Early voting ends Saturday at noon Plan your vote →

This Month in Bedford

Meeting July 14 meeting held — watch the video; minutes pending → Document June 9 minutes posted — tax freeze roll call inside → Planning Data-center moratorium being drafted — plus a rewrite of subdivision rules →