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Commissioners budget contingency for EMS Station 1; debate continues over timing and COP financing
Summary
Commissioners kept a contingency and debt transfers in the budget for EMS Station 1, discussed where contingency funds are held and whether to transfer them to capital, and reviewed the project’s guaranteed maximum price and change orders.
Board members and staff discussed how to budget for the second half of the EMS Station 1 project and whether contingency funds should remain in the general fund or be transferred to capital.
Alina, county finance staff, and project staff told commissioners that the 2026 proposed commission budget includes $15,657,825 in capital for EMS Station 1 plus $1,856,000 in debt service; the capital number includes a contingency of about $1.8 million tied to the project’s guaranteed maximum price (GMP). Wayne,…
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