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County administrators present preliminary 2026 budget assumptions; pay and insurance costs top priorities
Summary
Marathon County officials outlined initial budget assumptions for the 2026 budget cycle, highlighting employee compensation, uncertain shared revenue numbers after state budget changes, an insurance cost estimate that committee members questioned, and an iterative timetable for assumptions to be finalized in committee before the September budget.
Supervisor Robinson and County Administrator Sam Leonard presented initial assumptions to guide development of the 2026 budget and urged supervisors to treat the numbers as preliminary as state and market items change.
Robinson said the assumptions are an early step in a “fluid and iterative” budget process and asked supervisors to provide committee input. Administrator Leonard said he will circulate the full presentation to supervisors and emphasized a push for efficiency: “One of the messages that I give invariably every year to staff is a…
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