Following the announcement Thursday afternoon that there would be no tax increase in the FY27 $2.6 billion budget, Chairman Mark Jerrell called county manager Mike Bryant, “Magic Mike.”
Mecklenburg County Manager Mike Bryant has had his hands in every budget since 2003. He says this one is his best one yet. Despite lots of headwinds, Mike Bryant is proposing a $2.6 billion budget that does not include a property tax increase. It fully funds CMS and increases…
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Bryant has had his hands in every Mecklenburg County budget since 2003, but this was the first he has owned as manager. He told commissioners it is his best yet.
“Through historic reductions, realignments, and reinvestments, we are turning the ship with the FY27 Budget,” he said…