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Cherokee County holds second public hearing on fiscal 2026 budget; no final vote scheduled
Summary
The board heard an overview of the proposed FY2026 budget, including a 3% COLA and health-insurance changes; commissioners opened and closed the second public hearing and will act at the next meeting.
Cherokee County officials held the second and final public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026 county budget on Sept. 16, as Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Marcus presented an overview of revenue assumptions and planned expenditures.
Marcus told the board the county is proposing a 3% cost-of-living adjustment for employees, no headcount additions, an employer/employee medical cost-split target of 81/19 moving toward 80/20, and a series of insurance and benefit changes to address rising health-care costs. Countywide expenditures in the draft budget were shown as an increase of about $20.5 million (4.91%), with operating funds up roughly $19.6 million (6.19%) and…
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