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Beltrami County adopts fiscal year 2026 budget principles; commissioners stress mental health, limit layoffs
Summary
The county board unanimously approved a set of fiscal year 2026 budget principles and priorities. Commissioner Gold urged caution on staff layoffs, opposed cutting library funding to state minimums, supported modest fee increases and prioritized mental-health and substance-use services.
Beltrami County commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a set of fiscal year 2026 budget principles and priorities after a short discussion of levy and program priorities.
"I would hate to see massive staff layoffs," Commissioner Gold told colleagues, urging the board to avoid large staffing cuts and saying she could accept "1 or 2 positions, maybe 3 maximum." Gold also said she could accept a 9.44% levy increase and…
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