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Deschutes County retreat sets limited-growth framework for FY26 as departments outline cuts
Summary
At an annual retreat Jan. 27, Deschutes County officials presented a limited-growth budget framework that would cap general fund spending growth at 3.3% for fiscal year 2026 and ask departments to find $1.5 million in recurring savings; public health, community justice and the district attorney's office identified the largest shortfalls.
Deschutes County commissioners and staff spent much of their Jan. 27 annual retreat outlining a proposed budget approach for fiscal year 2026 that asks departments to limit spending growth and identify savings to close a forecasted shortfall.
County Financial Officer Robert Tintall opened the budget portion with a summary of the process so far: "we started having meetings in July August about as soon as we adopted last year's budget, we knew we had to look at the fiscal year 26 budget." He and Budget Manager Cam Sparks presented a framework that would hold general fund expenditure growth to 3.3% and internal service fund growth to 8% while reallocating roughly $1 million in previously approved non-departmental general-fund items.
The nut graf: County staff say the limited-growth approach would save about $1.5…
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