Glynn County outlines FY2026 budget proposal, recommends 14 new full‑time positions and nearly $22 million in capital projects

Glynn County officials on Thursday presented the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and opened a public hearing, emphasizing changes to how indirect costs and full‑time equivalent (FTE) positions are accounted for and detailing a nearly $22 million capital plan.

The county’s budget presenter, a county staff member, told the Board of Commissioners that the budget document was posted online and that formal adoption is scheduled for June 19. “Those changes are not gonna have much of a financial impact at all, but there are some issues with some FTE numbers and things like that,” the presenter said, adding that narrative and position counts will be corrected before adoption.

The budget presenter said the proposed FY2026 plan uses 35 separate funds (excluding internal service funds) and moves to allocate indirect costs to individual departments through five internal service funds: fleet, facilities, administrative services, insurance and information technology. “We have 35 different funds for fiscal year ’26,” the presenter said. The shift to charging indirect costs at the department level is intended to give “a better…