PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX LEVIES FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR FOR – The City of Oxford. The City of Oxford will hold a public hearing on its proposed budget and proposed tax levies for fiscal year 2026-2027 on September 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the City Hall Courtroom at 107 Courthouse Square. The City of Oxford is now operating with a projected total budget revenue of $51,098,514.00. (30 percent) or $15,015,414.00 of such revenue is obtained through ad valorem taxes. For the next fiscal year, the proposed budget has total projected revenue of $56,755,132.00. Of that amount, (34 percent) or $19,349,915.00, is proposed to be financed through a total ad valorem tax levy. The decision to not increase the ad valorem tax millage rate for fiscal year 2026-2027 above the current fiscal year’s ad valorem tax millage rate means you will not pay more in ad valorem taxes on your home, automobile tag, utilities, business fixtures and equipment, and rental real property unless the assessed value of your property has increased for fiscal year 2026-2027. Any citizen of The City of Oxford is invited to attend this public hearing on the proposed budget and tax levies for fiscal year (insert the year) and will be allowed to speak for a reasonable amount of time and offer tangible evidence before any vote is taken.

Oxford Eagle:
Aug. 19 and 26, 2026
HEARING 9.1.26