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Inyo County leaders outline conservative budget approach, prioritize reserves and core services
Summary
Inyo County officials on Aug. 6 described a conservative, multistage process for producing the 2025—6 budget that fronts core services and personnel costs, preserves reserves and treats one-time revenues as one-time spending.
Inyo County officials on Aug. 6 described a conservative, multistage process for producing the 2025–26 county budget that fronts core services and personnel costs, preserves reserves and treats one-time revenues as one-time spending. County Administrator Nate told the Board the CAO-recommended digital budget book will be published Aug. 29, with the first public hearing scheduled for Sept. 9 and final adoption set for Sept. 23.
Why it matters: Supervisors were shown projections that salaries and benefits are the county—s largest cost center and are driving much of the year-to-year increase. County staff said continuing to build reserves and to avoid funding ongoing programs with one-time money will protect the county from shortfalls as state and federal funding streams shift.
Nate said the county—s approach "is to use one-time money for one-time projects and to be very…
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