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Commission adopts preliminary budget moves: raises, capital list and one-time set-asides; several amendments approved
Summary
Grand Forks County commissioners reviewed and approved preliminary budget adjustments Aug. 5 including a portion of employee raises (2.4% COLA), a plan to use cash carryforward to meet a statutory cap, funding for capital requests, and a set-aside of one-time state flex funds for major transportation projects.
Grand Forks County commissioners on Aug. 5 discussed and approved several measures in the county’s preliminary 2026 budget, including staff pay adjustments, capital-improvement priorities and targeted one-time set-asides for large road projects. The board moved to use portions of cash carryforward to remain within the state’s statutory levy cap, agreed to include a 2.4% cost-of-living adjustment and a 3% step increase for employees in the proposed budget, and approved adding a sheriff’s administrative position and one Youth Assessment Center (YAC) staff position to the recommended staffing roster.
Key budget figures and actions: County staff reported a required payment of $567,007.26 from cash carryforward to reach the allowable 3% levy cap; commissioners…
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