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Adams County sets 2026 budget guidance: 4% for staff, 6% for most elected officials, 7% cap on departmental spending
Summary
County commissioners and the auditor instructed departments to budget for a 4% wage increase, a 6% increase for most elected officials (excluding county council), and a 7% cap over last year’s expenditures for 2026; motion approved unanimously.
Adams County commissioners and the county auditor voted to set preliminary budget guidance for 2026 that asks departments to budget a 4% wage growth, recommends a 6% increase for elected officials (excluding county council), and limits overall departmental spending growth to 7% over last year’s expenditures.
The guidance, approved after a motion, is intended to give department heads a starting point for building next year’s budgets. Auditor Tony said staff should treat the percentages as starting assumptions, not final raises: "that amount is what the departments are going to build into their budgets, but you guys decide ultimately what that is in your budget workshop and then public hearing and everything."
County leaders said the numbers were chosen to…
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