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Budget committee debates 2026 stress test and considers $4.0–$4.5M revenue target to avoid steep fund-balance drawdown
Summary
Committee members reviewed a stress-test model for the 2026 budget and discussed a proposal to seek $4.0–$4.5 million in new revenue (via a not-to-exceed tax increase), a public outreach plan and tight department budget guidance. Commissioners and staff warned personnel costs and COLA/merit/market adjustments are the primary drivers of spending.
The Davis County Budget Committee spent the bulk of its June 30 meeting reviewing a stress-test model for the 2026 budget and debating how much new revenue to seek to limit an unsustainable drawdown of county fund balance.
County finance staff presented a scenario showing that asking the public for roughly $4.0–$4.5 million in additional revenue would substantially reduce the projected spend-down and keep the county’s fund balance in a more sustainable range. Staff explained that, depending on the final proposal and assumptions about COLA, merit and market adjustments, that revenue amount would translate roughly to a 10–11%…
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