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Scotland County adopts FY 2025–26 budget of $56,604,471
Summary
The board held a public hearing, received no speakers, and voted to adopt the FY26 budget at $56,604,471; the adopted budget includes a $1,000,000 contribution from fund balance and maintains an approximate 16% unrestricted fund balance.
The Scotland County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing during its June 26 meeting and, after discussion, adopted the county’s fiscal-year 2025–26 budget.
Adoption details - Budget total approved: $56,604,471. The board opened the public hearing and noted no speakers were present during the hearing. - The adopted budget includes a $1,000,000 use of fund balance and rolls over drug-seizure funds where applicable. Finance staff said the adopted budget would leave the county at roughly a 16% unrestricted fund balance. - Commissioners discussed assumptions used in revenue projections, including a conservative estimate for local option sales tax; one commissioner observed prior years’ estimates tended to be conservative and pushed staff to avoid underestimating sales-tax receipts.
Why it matters: The budget sets appropriations for county operations and implements priorities discussed across departmental budget reviews; commissioners discussed ongoing cost pressures such as medical-insurance increases that added approximately $1 million to personnel costs in the draft budget.
Vote A motion to adopt the FY 2025–26 budget in the amount of $56,604,471 was made and seconded; the board approved the motion by voice vote with no recorded nays.
Next steps Staff will publish the adopted budget and continue department-level communications to county employees about the approved pay progression and benefits changes included in the budget.
