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Marion County adopts FY 2025–26 budget, approves third supplemental for FY24–25; commissioners debate general fund outlook
Summary
The Board adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved a third supplemental budget for FY 2024–25. Commissioners discussed a projected reduction in general-fund revenue, ARPA spending, and the need to clarify revenue sources to the public.
The Marion County Board of Commissioners on June 25 adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved a third supplemental budget for fiscal year 2024–25.
Daniel Dotto of the finance department presented the third supplemental budget, which increased the countywide FY24–25 appropriations by $4.3 million, bringing the total county budget for 2024–25 to just over $783,000,000 after the adjustments he described. The supplemental adjusted 25 funds, added a net five full-time equivalents (FTE) across the county (with position changes already planned into FY25–26), and included a $200,000 allocation toward a COPS-funded unified emergency alert project for the Santiam Canyon and other capital and facilities adjustments.
Jan Fritz, chief administrative officer and county budget officer, presented the FY25–26 adopted budget and highlighted a one-page brochure prepared for constituents. Fritz read the total budget number into the record as recorded in the resolution and said the adopted budget lists 1,652 FTE and imposes a permanent property-tax rate of 3.0252 per $1,000 to fund the general fund.
Commissioners discussed a projected decline in general-fund revenue for the coming year. The board noted the general fund forecast included lower carryforward from previous one-time ARPA allocations and other shifting of funds into special-purpose funds; commissioners asked for clearer public messaging on how the county is funded. Staff confirmed that roughly $100,000,000 of the general fund figure comes from property tax revenue and that the county does not collect income tax, relying heavily on property tax, state and federal funds and grants.
The board approved the third supplemental budget and the FY25–26 budget by voice votes. Commissioners committed to further materials to help the public and civic groups understand revenue sources and the county’s budgeting choices, and asked finance staff for a clearer breakdown for presentations to civic organizations.
Resolutions adopting the budgets were signed as part of the consent of business at the meeting.
