Bourbon County adopts 2027 budget; rate hike fails

Budget adopted

Bourbon County adopted its 2027 budget with 5% designated for pay. The action sets the county’s budget for 2027 and establishes the pay-related provision included in that plan.

Fort Scott Biz reported the budget decision and the separate action involving transfer-station rates.

Transfer-station proposal fails to advance

The county also considered a proposed increase in transfer-station rates. The proposal died without a second, meaning it did not move forward for adoption.

Because the rate proposal did not advance, the 2027 budget action and the transfer-station rate proposal ended with different outcomes: the budget was adopted, while the proposed rate increase was not.

What the action means

The adopted budget includes the 5% pay provision. The transfer-station rate increase is not part of the action described here because the proposal did not receive the second needed to proceed.

The development leaves the county with an adopted 2027 budget and no approved transfer-station rate increase from this action.