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Broadwater County FY2026 budget projects about $10.35 million in expenditures; county adds cash-reserve draw
Summary
County administrative officer Bill Geraci presented the FY2026 budget roll-up showing projected expenditures near $10.35 million, a decrease from FY2025 largely due to a reduced airport budget; the budget relies on property-tax mills and includes a planned draw from cash reserves and a forthcoming capital budget proposal.
Broadwater County's fiscal year 2026 budget projects approximately $10.35 million in expenditures, a decline from the previous year driven largely by reductions in the airport budget, County Administrative Officer Bill Geraci told commissioners.
Geraci presented a budget summary roll-up that itemizes department expenditures and revenue sources. "The FY '26 budget has projected expenditures of $10,350,000. This is actually a decrease from fiscal year '25," he said, and attributed a majority of that decrease to reductions in the airport budget and other departmental cuts.
Geraci said roughly 60 percent of county expenses are personnel-related and that the county plans to add roughly $600,000 from cash reserves to the general fund in FY26. He described property-tax and mill calculations, explained the county used the 2025 taxable value in the budget and briefed commissioners on the process for verifying taxable valuations in September.
Geraci said the county will continue quarterly budget monitoring with departments, will finalize a capital budget to address facilities upgrades and expects to present capital budget amendments in the fall. He invited questions and said staff will post budget summaries and infographics online for public review.
Ending: County staff said they will hold follow-up departmental budget review meetings in August and prepare a capital budget proposal for commission consideration later in the year.
