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Board previews 2026 budget, airport road planning and major procurement; adoption to be considered at regular meeting
Summary
At the Oct. 7 work session, county staff briefed commissioners on the proposed FY2026 budget, an amendment to Technology Ridge Parkway design services, updates to the impact fee methodology, and a construction agreement for Katz Administration building; staff said the budget was advertised and a public hearing occurred in September.
County Manager staff presented several county fiscal and procurement matters during the Oct. 7 work session, including the proposed FY 2026 budget, engineering and planning contract amendments for Technology Ridge Parkway, an update to the county’s impact fee methodology, and a construction award for Katz’s administration building.
Budget: Staff said the proposed FY 2026 budget totals $438,576,565, an increase of 4.9% (about $20.3 million) over 2025. Staff told commissioners the proposed budget assumes no tax rate increase, includes a 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment for employees, updated health‑insurance costs and other nondepartmental increases, and contains no personnel count increases. The proposed budget had been presented at the Sept. 2 work session and was advertised; a public hearing was held Sept. 16. Staff noted taxable values for certain homeowners are frozen for county millage and the county adopted a lean budget approach.
Infrastructure and planning items: The county requested an amendment to a design services agreement with BHB Inc. for Technology Ridge Parkway to develop concept refinements, environmental screening and alignment options for Phases II and III; staff said Phase I is complete and Phases IV–V at the airport are nearing bid, while Phases II–III remain to be finalized. Staff also recommended selecting a consulting firm (TishlerBise) to update the capital improvements element and impact fee methodology in a $144,130 contract; the update will reassess projects and fee rates for fire protection, parks, sheriff patrol, public safety and roads.
Procurement and capital construction: Staff proposed renewing IT cybersecurity and email protection subscriptions that support the county insurance underwriting, a fleet asset management solution, uniforms contract, and a small construction contract to resurface tennis courts. Staff also presented a construction agreement recommendation for the Katz Administration Building with Place Services Inc. for approximately $5.14 million; the project is primarily funded by a Federal Transit Administration grant (80% FTA / 20% local) and staff said the county local share would be $1,028,895.
Most items were presented as consent or action items to be considered at the regular meeting. No adoption votes for the budget or contract awards were recorded in the work session excerpt; staff indicated items had been advertised and proposed motions would be made during the regular meeting.
