Mike Foley
2026-2027 Budget Forms and Information
For Counties, Cities, and Villages: the "Inflation Percentage" applicable for 2026-2027 budgets is 5.26% (based on the percentage change in the State and Local Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment Index for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2025, as reported by March 31, 2026, by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis).
Budget Forms
Select the link below for your type of subdivision to download the Excel version of the form, complete with formulas.
- General Budget Form (Use this budget if your type of subdivision is not listed separately.)
- Budget Waiver Form
- City-Village Budgets:
- Community Colleges Budget Form
- County Budgets:
- County Essential (Required) Budget Form - COMING SOON
- County Long State Auditors Form with Fund Pages - COMING SOON
- ESUs (Educational Service Units) Budget Form
- Learning Community Budget Form
- Local Public Health Departments Budget Form
- NRDs (Natural Resources Districts) Budgets:
- NRDs 1 Year Budget Form
- NRDs 2 Year Budget Form
- School Districts Budget Form
- SIDs (Sanitary Improvement Districts) Budget Form
- CIDs (Community Improvement Districts) Budget Form
Overall Budget Items
The links listed below apply to all types of subdivisions and are provided in order to assist with completing your budget document. These items are either links to other websites or Adobe PDF documents. For more information or to download the Adobe PDF Reader see http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.html.
- Overall Budget Instructions
- Memo to All Subdivisions
- Budget Information FAQ
- Budget Timeline
- Filing Requirements
- Interlocal Agreement Form
- Sample Forms (includes examples of Resolutions, Minutes, and Notices)
- Significant State Statutes
- Estimated Equalization Aid (for Cities/Villages)
- Highway Allocation Projections
- ESU Base Revenue Need Certification
- 2025 County Taxes Levied
- 2025 Municipality Taxes Levied
- Nebraska Department of Education - Finance & Organizational Services