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Clallam County closes 2024 with smaller-than-budgeted reserve decline; grants and reimbursements drove most of the variance
Summary
County finance staff reported a $912,000 operating deficit for 2024 (better than the budgeted $2.7 million deficit), ending reserves just under $12 million and year-over-year revenue growth of 4.4 percent; staff said about $3.4 million in expected reimbursements were delayed into 2025 and timber and other one-time receipts were uneven.
Clallam County finance staff presented a 2024 wrap-up showing the county ended the year with an operating deficit of about $912,000 — an improvement compared with the budgeted $2.7 million shortfall — and ending reserves of just under $12 million.
Staff told commissioners the principal driver of the variance between budget and actuals was timing of grant reimbursements. The county missed forecasted revenue roughly $3.4 million for 2024, primarily because various grant reimbursements (including Medicaid reentry program reimbursement and other state and federal…
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