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Governor's office seeks emergency fund cash, America250 planning and constituent-system funding
Summary
Analysts and DFM described three key Executive Office requests: a cash transfer to restore the governor's emergency fund, one-time funding for America250-related activities and a constituent-services platform; committee members asked for transaction details and accounting clarifications.
Boise — The Executive Office of the Governor presented its FY2026 budget requests on Feb. 18 to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, including a $1.35 million time cash transfer to restore the governor's emergency fund cash balance, a $250,000 one-time general-fund request tied to participation in the America250 presidential initiative, and a one-time IT replacement request of $45,000.
Christopher LaHozet, budget analyst for the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the governor's emergency fund has a base appropriation of $2,000,000 but a cash balance around $650,000; the $1.35 million transfer would raise the cash to the appropriated level and thereby allow the governor to expend emergency funds consistent with Idaho Code section cited during the hearing ("sections 50 seven-sixteen oh 1 of Idaho code").…
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