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Washington County begins FY‑2026 budget planning as ERP transition and new financial policies loom
Summary
County staff presented a kickoff of the fiscal‑year budget process, highlighting an ERP go‑live in January, a January supplemental to re‑adopt the budget under a new fund structure, planned financial policy adoptions and staffing turnover in the finance team.
Washington County officials on Sept. 4 launched the county’s FY‑2026 budget process, telling the Board of County Commissioners that a major systems change and new financial policies will shape how the county prepares and presents next year’s budget.
The county’s finance team said the new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is scheduled to go live in January 2026 and will change back‑end workflows for budgeting, human resources and procurement. “It is that time of year. We go through this process,” Angie, a finance staff member, said during the roundtable, opening the county’s budget discussion.
The finance presentation described three specific near‑term changes for the board: a one‑time January supplemental to re‑adopt the budget under the new fund and program structure; continued refinements to the county’s publicly facing financial reports including the annual…
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