Finance director flags $583,000 legacy miscalculations and $1.2M draft shortfall for 2027
Vernon County's new finance administrator reported accounting and rollup errors in the 2026 budget that left roughly $583,000 in understated expenses carried forward; combined with current department requests, the 2027 draft budget is about $1.2 million over levy limits, the administrator said.
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The finance administrator told the Vernon County Finance Committee that a detailed review of 2026 budget worksheets revealed multiple calculation errors that undercounted expenses and double-counted some revenues, creating a legacy shortfall that must be addressed before adopting the 2027 levy and budget.
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