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Commissioners review draft 2026 budget that already includes 5.2% salary study and $4.5M for supplements
Summary
Utah County budget staff told commissioners Oct. 2 that the tentative 2026 budget already includes a 5.2% salary study allowance and roughly $4.5 million in expendable general-fund dollars for supplemental services, but commissioners said the reserve and cola levels remain under review.
Budget staff told Utah County commissioners at an Oct. 2 budget work session that the county 2026 draft already accounts for a 5.2% salary study and about $4.5 million in expendable general-fund money available for supplemental services.
The budget presentation highlighted items already built into the draft: four new attorneys approved at a previous commission meeting, contractual increases verified by departments, information-security requests built into reserves, and an allowance for merit increases and the highest-cost benefit packages for vacant positions. "We built in the 4 new attorneys that got approved last week at…
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