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County staff, commissioners debate building 2026 budget amid levy-lid uncertainty
Summary
Clallam County commissioners and staff discussed whether to build a preliminary 2026 administrator’s budget assuming passage of a levy-lid lift or to plan more conservatively, and weighed using reserves, potential revenue options and phased spending cuts.
Clallam County staff and commissioners spent a large portion of the Aug. 25 work session discussing how to frame the 2026 budget while voters consider a levy-lid lift on the Nov. 4 ballot. The county’s finance director and administrator told the board the county faces an operating gap in the $3.7 million to $4.5 million range in 2026 under current revenue assumptions and that departments have submitted about $1.68 million in requests not yet included in the preliminary budget. Staff presented a preliminary budget rollup and a target reserve level of 25 percent of expenditures. Why it matters: Commissioners said the timing matters because departments must prepare for budget hearings before…
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