Dougherty County Finance Committee presents $101.38 million FY2026 budget proposal

Jun 30, 2025

Finance Committee Chair Clinton Johnson and Interim Finance Director Amy Westenfeld presented a proposed FY2026 budget of $101,383,898 (a 2.5% increase from the presented FY2024/25 amended budget of $98,941,153); projected General Fund balance estimated at $23,816,534. County Administrator Deron King urged innovation, saying the county should be "thinking outside the box."

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Finance Committee Chairman Clinton Johnson, County Administrator Deron King, and Interim Finance Director Amy Westenfeld presented the proposed FY2026 county budget. The proposed 2025/2026 budget was presented as $101,383,898, a 2.5% increase from an amended FY2024/2025 presentation of $98,941,153; estimated General Fund ending fund balance was reported at $23,816,534.

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