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Legislators warned of a tight 2026 budget and state policy changes that could raise county costs
Summary
County budget staff and legislators described a multi‑million‑dollar shortfall in maintenance‑of‑effort requests and cautioned that pending state changes to SNAP and Medicaid work rules could add several million dollars to county expenses.
Tompkins County budget staff told the Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee on Aug. 14 that maintenance‑of‑effort requests from departments produced roughly an $11 million projected gap for 2026 and that work to narrow the gap had reduced it to about $9 million ahead of a recommended budget.
County Budget Director Nasir Corso reported that the component making up the $11 million estimate was about $6 million in increased expenses and roughly $5 million in lower revenue projections. Corso said staff were asking departments to revise historic inflows and make candid projections, and that several departments had already revised revenues upward while trimming expenses. Corso said the…
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