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Commissioners ask departments for payroll forecasts and pause 2026 budget rollout
Summary
Facing mixed monthly revenue and department shortfalls, the Trumbull County Board of Commissioners directed departments to submit six-month payroll projections and asked staff to hold off on finalizing the 2026 budget process until the county stabilizes 2025 figures.
At a June budget meeting, Trumbull County commissioners directed all departments, elected officials and office holders to prepare conservative payroll projections covering the remainder of 2025 and to provide those figures to the commissioners as part of a six-month financial review.
Commissioners said payroll is the county’s largest recurring expense and must be the first item departments assess before asking for additional operating or capital funding. Several officials told the board payroll and IT are…
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