• By Ronda D. Tatum
• Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Forsyth County FY 2015-2016 Budget Approved

On May 28, 2015, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2015-2016 Budget which begins July 1, 2015.

A Public Hearing on the County Manager's proposed budget was held on May 26, 2015 and Commissioners held a budget workshop on May 27, 2015.

The adopted budget includes a tax rate of 73.10 cents per $100 valuation which is a 1.42 cents increase above the FY 2014-2015 rate. Of the adopted 73.10 cent tax rate, 4.51 cents is dedicated to two Education Debt Leveling Plans. Information about the Education Debt Leveling Plans and how Forsyth County uses North Carolina Education Lottery Funds can be found on the Budget & Management Department’s “Learn About…” page.

To see the Adopted FY 2015-2016 budget including Alternate Service Level information in its entirety, please visit the Adopted Annual Budgets tab of our website.

A hard copy of the FY 2016 Adopted Budget will be available at all Forsyth County Public Library Branches. Thank you for your interest in Forsyth County, North Carolina. And please remember, let us know how we're doing by clicking the "We Care" link on the right hand side of this page.