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County finance seeks restructuring, new systems and reserve support as retiree and PFAS costs rise
Summary
Finance staff asked commissioners to reestablish a deputy-director role, elevate an analyst position, and approve recurring costs for vendor-hosted systems while outlining retiree health cost projections and anticipated PFAS borrowing.
Carol, the county finance presenter, told commissioners the finance department's FY26 submission contains no net new general-fund positions but proposes a modest internal restructuring: reestablishing a deputy director role, elevating a financial assistant to financial analyst and budgeting overlap time for anticipated retirements.
"We'd like to reestablish that deputy director position and fill it with the person that is filling the county accountant's position right now," Carol said, explaining the change is intended to preserve institutional knowledge and provide operational continuity when retirements occur. The department reported an 11-position complement with 10 filled at the time of presentation.
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