Shelby County committee sends FY2026 budget to full board after line-item amendments

The Shelby County Budget Legislative Audit Committee voted unanimously Sept. 30 to send the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget to the full county board after the committee and department staff agreed to multiple line-item adjustments and additions.

Committee members and department representatives walked through department submissions and made targeted edits to allow departments to receive and spend anticipated grant and special-fund revenues. The committee chair moved to forward the proposed budget to the full board as amended; the motion passed unanimously.

Why it matters: The committee's changes affect how departments may spend special funds and how the county records anticipated grant income. Several changes adopted at the committee stage create new revenue lines or permit existing special-fund balances to be used for planned expenses, which the committee said is intended to avoid the need for later midyear budget amendments.

Key outcomes and edits - Circuit clerk: Committee members agreed to remove a $500,000 “miscellaneous circuit clerk grants” expenditure from the voucher submitted to the committee. Committee staff and the…