County projects higher year-end fund balance but flags reliance on 1A dollars

Jessica Savco, the meeting’s presenter, told the Board of County Commissioners during the second‑quarter budget review that the county’s amended general fund budget shows higher revenues than originally adopted and that, with current projections, the county would add to fund balance by year‑end. "We're showing that, we'll come in about 16,600,000.0 higher than what the amended budget is," Savco said, attributing roughly $15 million of that increase to property‑related receipts and specific ownership tax and noting a separate correction from preliminary assessor data.

Savco and finance staff emphasized that projections assume no full use yet of voter‑approved 1A funds and that the long‑term picture changes when those allocations are included. "If you compare that line to what that net amount is,…