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County manager outlines budget headwinds, aims to preserve ~39% reserves for FY 2025–26

2600102 · March 5, 2025
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County Manager Don Boone gave a narrative update on the county’s budget outlook and the early approach to the fiscal year 2025–26 budget.

County Manager Don Boone gave a narrative update on the county’s budget outlook and the early approach to the fiscal year 2025–26 budget.

Boone told the board that the county faces multiple fiscal headwinds—inflation, limitations on assessed value (AV) growth, uncertainty about timber revenues following an HCP approval, and the high cost of jail health care and PERS—and that staff intend to preserve a strong reserve position while adjusting expenditures and staffing decisions. "Right now, we are estimating that we'll probably go into the reserves by about $1,000,000," Boone said,…

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