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Clinton County adopts resolution urging Pennsylvania to pass a timely balanced budget
Summary
The Clinton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution No. 15 of 2025 calling on the governor and legislature to finalize a balanced Commonwealth budget without delay, citing repeated missed deadlines and fiscal impacts on counties; the presenter said 28 counties have adopted similar resolutions.
On Sept. 4 the Clinton County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 15 of 2025 urging the governor and the General Assembly of Pennsylvania to prioritize the timely passage of a balanced state budget. The resolution notes that "since the year 2003, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has missed 15 budget deadlines," that such delays have forced some counties to borrow to continue operations, and that Clinton County is not currently borrowing.
The commissioner who presented the resolution said, as of the morning of Sept. 4, 28 counties in the Commonwealth had passed similar resolutions. The text of the resolution says missed state budget deadlines "have cost county taxpayers real dollars" and that delays can threaten to increase property taxes for county residents.
The motion to adopt Resolution No. 15 of 2025 was moved and seconded and carried with the board answering "Aye." The resolution directs county leadership to urge the governor and legislature to "work collaboratively to finalize a balanced budget without further delay" and states the county's concern about the financial burden the current state process places on counties.
The resolution's language is intended as a formal request to state officials; the county did not attach fines, legislative riders, or additional county-level measures to this resolution at the Sept. 4 meeting.
