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Clatsop County proposes FY 2025–26 budget policy and calendar, aims to avoid drawing reserves amid timber-revenue uncertainty
Summary
Finance Director Andrew Sullivan presented proposed budget policies and a calendar for fiscal year 2025–26, emphasizing steps to protect the county’s fund balance, hold vacancies and reduce discretionary spending amid uncertainty over timber revenue replacement.
Clatsop County Finance Director Andrew Sullivan presented proposed budget policies and a draft budget calendar at a work session, saying the county plans to move toward a budget in which current revenues match current expenditures and to avoid drawing on reserves next fiscal year while county leaders seek clarity on potential state timber-revenue replacement.
Why it matters: county leaders said they want to preserve a larger-than-usual fund balance to provide time to plan for possible state revenue changes tied to timber and other statewide decisions; commissioners discussed the policy’s implications for staffing, services and outside-agency funding.
Proposed policy measures Sullivan said the updated budget policy reflects changes made in the current year and identified examples of cost savings already implemented, including holding unfilled positions longer…
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