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Lancaster County officials outline $33.6 million in new budget requests; council weighs minimum-wage, ERP and grants coordinator
Summary
Lancaster County Council heard the first half of the county’s FY2026 budget workshop, where department heads presented personnel and operating requests that together totaled roughly $33.6 million above current‑year spending.
Lancaster County Council heard the first half of the county’s FY2026 budget workshop, where department heads presented personnel and operating requests that together totaled roughly $33.6 million above current-year spending.
The presentations and council discussion focused on three immediate choices: whether to raise the county minimum wage, how to handle a possible across‑the‑board salary adjustment and whether to fund a countywide ERP (enterprise resource planning) replacement and central grant coordination. Sabrina Harris, the county chief financial officer, told councilors the full set of departmental requests — including positions and nonrecurring capital — add up to about $33.6 million…
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