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El Dorado County supervisors approve FY 2025–26 recommended budget, create ad hoc and direct cuts to take‑home vehicle program
Summary
After a public hearing marked by union and taxpayer warnings, the Board of Supervisors approved the county's FY 2025'26 recommended budget and authorized personnel and budget actions while directing staff to seek further take-home vehicle reductions before final adoption in September.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on April 29 approved the chief administrative office's recommended FY 2025'26 budget, including personnel allocation changes and the creation of a fiscal-year 2026'27 budget ad hoc committee, while directing staff to return with additional reductions to the county's take-home vehicle program before the adopted budget is finalized.
The hearing focused on a recommended budget the CAO said balances required spending across all funds while trimming appropriations. Sue Hennecke, chief administrative officer, summarized the package and the board's multi-month process. "We have accomplished that today," Hennecke said, describing the recommended plan as a conservative set of assumptions intended to meet the county's legal duty to adopt a balanced…
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