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Kern LAFCO accepts preliminary 2025–26 budget; staff to price added analyst, security and fee changes
Summary
Kern LAFCO accepted a preliminary 2025–26 budget that preserves current operations, asks staff to return with prices for adding a fifth analyst, security at meeting sites and proposed fee changes. The commission also approved moving reserve funds to a county account to earn interest.
The Kern County Local Agency Formation Commission on March 19 accepted a preliminary 2025–26 budget and directed staff to return with cost estimates for adding a full-time analyst, for on-site meeting security and for a revised fee schedule.
The commission approved the preliminary budget after staff presented two columns: one reflecting current staffing (three full-time equivalent positions plus part-time support) and a second estimating costs if the commission adds a fifth, full-time analyst who would work on municipal service reviews (MSRs). Executive Officer Blair Knox told the commission the budget shows a 5.4% increase from the 2024–25 approved budget and noted the agency’s reserve account currently holds about…
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