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Commissioners direct staff to model 3% COLA; county begins using ClearGov tool for FY2026 budgeting
Summary
During an April 1 budget workshop, commissioners instructed staff to model a 3% cost-of-living adjustment as a placeholder for FY2026 while revenue estimates and departmental inputs are finalized; staff introduced ClearGov as the county's new budgeting visualization and workflow tool.
Sweetwater County commissioners on April 1 instructed staff to include a 3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) as a placeholder in FY2026 budget models and previewed a new budgeting platform, ClearGov, to streamline departmental submissions and public-facing budget visualization.
Commissioner Slaughter and Commissioner Richards both advocated a 3% COLA as a starting point;…
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