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Johnson County highlights department efficiencies and savings in proposed budget
Summary
Budget staff and the county manager detailed consolidations, software upgrades and financing strategies intended to hold costs and preserve services, including combining wireless networks, a self‑funded medical plan that saved about $1.1 million, wastewater financing savings and reallocation of a sheriff's vacant position to in‑house legal work.
Johnson County budget staff told the Board of County Commissioners the proposed 2026 budget includes a string of department‑level efficiencies that county leaders say helped preserve services without increasing property‑tax‑funded staffing.
Robin Symes, budget director, said the Department of Technology and Innovation consolidation simplified the county’s wireless networks and reduced duplicate equipment and maintenance. "We used to have 2 separate systems, 1 for public safety and 1 for the county, and they've actually combined that," Symes said, adding the consolidation…
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