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Thurston County staff present budget update; commissioners ask for holistic revenue scenarios and defer final decisions
Summary
Budget staff reported lower cumulative state revenues and projected shortfalls in 2026; commissioners asked staff to return with a comprehensive list of revenue options and modeling and postponed decisions on annual vs. biennial budgeting until after summer recess.
Thurston County budget staff presented a third 2025 budget update to the Board of County Commissioners on June 11 and asked for direction on revenue options and the timing of budget development.
Summer Miller, budget and finance manager in the commissioners' office, said April 2025 state collections were 11.7% higher than forecast in that month but that cumulative statewide receipts remain about $34.9 million below prior forecasts. Miller said current projections show a potential negative general-fund balance in 2026 of roughly $2.7 million under a conservative scenario; with the board-approved additions included in staff calculations the estimated 2026 shortfall rises to about $6.7 million. The presentation projected 2027 fund balances under both baseline and amended scenarios.
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