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County administrator presents first draft of the 2026 general fund budget; commissioners warned of tight margin vs. revenue-neutral rate
Summary
The county administrator presented the first draft of the 2026 budget showing modest revenue increases but indicating the draft would likely exceed the revenue-neutral mill rate without reductions. Key inclusions: a 7% health-insurance cost allowance, step increases for employees and continued transfers for roadwork.
Darren Myers, Ellis County administrator, presented the commission with the first draft of the county’s 2026 general fund budget on June 3, describing revenue and expenditure projections and highlighting items that could affect the county’s mill levy.
Myers said the draft shows total general revenues of about $30.4 million, an increase of roughly $640,000 from the prior year, and proposed general fund expenditures of about $33.3 million, an increase of roughly $661,000. He said the county’s unencumbered…
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