Raleigh County Commission Levy Estimate (Budget)
2025 – 2026 Fiscal Year
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
County of: Raleigh, West Virginia
In accordance with WV Code § 11-8-10, as amended, the Raleigh County Commission proceeded to make an estimate of the amounts necessary to be raised by levy of taxes for the current year, and doth determine and estimate the several amounts to be as follows:
General Fund Estimated
Revenues
Fund Balance $ 4,250,160
Property Taxes Current year 14,962,829
Prior Year Taxes 5,000
Tax Penalties, Interest & Publication Fees 250,000
Property Transfer Tax 300,000
Gas and Oil Severance Tax 115,000
Wine & Liquor Tax 100,000
Hotel Occupancy Tax 1,100,000
Payment in Lieu of Taxes 20,000
Building Permits 100,000
Miscellaneous Permits 1,000
Sheriffs Service of Process 50,000
Sheriff’s Earnings 18,000
County Clerk’s Earnings 750,000
Circuit Clerk’s Earnings 75,000
Prosecuting Attorney’s Earnings 2,000
Accident Reports 9,000
Motor Vehicle License Fee 10,000
Rents & Concessions 75,000
IRP Fees (Interstate Registration Plan) 100,000
Regional Jail Operations Partial Reimbursement 150,000
Interest Earned 50,000
Miscellaneous Revenue 300,000
Sheriff’s Commission 15,000
Transfers From Other Funds 445,812
General School Reimbursements 350,000
Payroll Reimbursements 600,000
Transfers Assessor’s Valuation Fund 100,000
Total Estimated General Fund Revenues $ 24,303,801
Estimated
Coal Severance Tax Revenues
Assigned Fund Balance $ 1,498,231
Coal Severance Tax 1,750,000
Interest Earned on Investment 5,000
Total Coal Severance $ 3,253,231
General Coal Severance
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES Fund Tax Fund
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
County Commission $ 1,047,929 $ 100,000
County Clerk 1,149,957 –
Circuit Clerk 1,288,739 –
Sheriff – Treasurer 913,235 –
Prosecuting Attorney 2,012,189 –
Assessor 1,000,314 –
Assessor’s Valuation Fund 100,000 –
Statewide Computer Network 91,036 –
Fiduciary Supervisor 206,800 –
Agricultural Agent – 20,000
Elections – County Clerk 423,976 –
Purchasing Department 102,500 –
Civil Service 5,000 –
Insurance Program (Self lnsured) 170,000 –
Courthouse 1,536,206 500,000
Other Buildings 1,135,000 1,000,000
Data Processing 115,000 –
Regional Development Authority 30,623 30,623
Community Development – 50,000
Economic Development – 93,000
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 113,439 –
Rehabilitation of Property 197,572 –
Building Inspection 330,492 –
Transfers/Reimbursements 373,438 –
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT 12,352,445 1,793,623
PUBLIC SAFETY – –
Sheriff – Law Enforcement 6,435,280 240,000
Sheriff – Service of Process 158,487 –
Regional Jail 1,625,000 –
Home Confinement 189,880 –
Communication Center – 60,000
Fire Coordinator 79,396 –
Ambulance Authority – 40,000
Dog Warden/Humane Society – 71,980
Central Garage 420,814 200,000
Flood Control – 98,128
Community Based Corrections Program 974,982 –
TOTAL PUBLIC SAFETY 9,883,839 710,108
HEALTH AND SANITATION
Local Health Department – 63,000
Mental Health 26,700 40,000
Other Health Programs – 10,000
Water – 400,000
Litter Control 141,317 –
TOTAL HEALTH & SANITATION 168,017 513,000
CULTURE AND RECREATION
Parks & Recreation 880,000 50,000
4-H Camp – 10,000
Fair Associations/Festivals 10,000 –
Visitor’s Bureau 550,000 –
Library 426,000 –
TOTAL CULTURE & RECREATION 1,866,000 60,000
SOCIAL SERVICES
Social Services – 95,000
Human Resources – –
Senior Citizens – 15,000
Public Transit 33,500 66,500
Cemeteries – –
TOTAL SOCIAL SERVICES 33,500 176,500
Total Expenditures $ 24,303,801 3,253,231
Raleigh County Commission Levy Estimate (Budget)
2025 ~ 2026 Fiscal Year
RALEIGH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
REGULAR CURRENT EXPENSE LEVY
FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2025 – JUNE 30, 2026
Certificate of Valuation
Assessed Value Levy Taxes
for Tax Purposes Rate/$100 Levied
CLASS I
Personal Property $ 0 14.30 $ 0
Public Utility 0 0
Total Class I $ 0 $ 0
CLASS II
Real Estate $ 1,451,906,690 28.60 $ 4,152,453
Personal Property 18,594,016 53,179
Total Class II $ 1,470,500,706 $ 4,205,632
CLASS III
Real Estate $ 614,666,440 57.20 $ 3,515,892
Personal Property 754,435,428 4,315,371
Public Utility 274,214,363 1,568,506
Total Class III $ 1,643,316,231 $ 9,399,769
CLASS IV
Real Estate $ 341,228,260 57.20 $ 1,951,826
Personal Property 176,643,428 1,010,400
Public Utility 46,385,503 265,325
Total Class IV $ 564,257,191 $ 3,227,551
Total Value & Projected Revenue $ 3,678,074,128 $ 16,832,952
Less Delinquencies, Exonerations & Uncollectable Taxes 5.00% 841,648
Less Tax Discounts 2.00% 319,826
Less Allowance for Tax Increment Financing (if Applicable) 403,285
Total Projected Property Tax Collection 15,268,193
Less Assessor Valuation Fund 2.00% 0
(Subtracted from regular current expense taxes levied only)
Net Amount to be Raised by Levy of Property Taxes $ 15,268,193
Raleigh County Commission Levy Estimate (Budget)
2025 – 2026 Fiscal Year
RALEIGH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES
FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2025 – JUNE 30, 2026
Certificate of Valuation
Assessed Value Levy Taxes
for Tax Purposes Rate/$100 Levied
CLASS I
Personal Property $ 0 3.50 $ 0
Public Utility 0 0
Total Class I $ 0 $ 0
CLASS II
Real Estate $ 1,451,906,690 7.00 $ 1,016,335
Personal Property 18,594,016 13,016
Total Class II $ 1,470,500,706 $ 1,029,351
CLASS III
Real Estate $ 614,666,440 14.00 $ 860,533
Personal Property 754,435,428 1,056,210
Public Utility 274,214,363 383,900
Total Class III $ 1,643,316,231 $ 2,300,643
CLASS IV
Real Estate $ 341,228,260 14.00 $ 477,720
Personal Property 176,643,428 247,301
Public Utility 46,385,503 64,940
Total Class IV $ 564,257,191 $ 789,961
Total Value & Projected Revenue $ 3,678,074,128 $ 4,119,955
Less Delinquencies, Exonerations & Uncollectable Taxes 5.00% 205,998
Less Tax Discounts 2.00% 78,279
Net Amount to be Raised by Levy of Property Taxes $ 3,835,678
Raleigh County Commission Levy Estimate (Budget)
2025 – 2026 Fiscal Year
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
COUNTY OF RALEIGH
I, SCOTT VAN METER, CLERK OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF SAID COUNTY, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING ARE TRUE COPIES FROM THE RECORD OF ORDERS MADE AND ENTERED BY SAID COMMISSION ON THE 25th DAY OF MARCH 2025.
Scott Van Meter
(Signature)