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Commissioners direct new budgeting approach: personnel flat in provisional budgets, options for COLA/steps to be costed
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners directed county departments to prepare 2026 provisional budgets with personnel costs held flat at 2025 levels (except known payouts), and asked staff to return separate cost scenarios for 1–3% COLA options and step increases so the board can weigh personnel choices against capital and program priorities.
The Board of County Commissioners on May 6 discussed guidance for the 2026 budget cycle and directed county staff to produce a multi-part budgeting package that isolates personnel scenarios from departmental base budget submissions.
Commissioners said departments should prepare their normal provisional budgets for 2026 but keep personnel lines flat at 2025 levels except for known, pre-identified anomalies (for example retirements that trigger…
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