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Marathon County committee urges earlier, ongoing board input on 2026 budget; administrators highlight fees, compensation and reserves
Summary
At its July 8 meeting, the Marathon County Health and Human Services Committee reviewed the county's 2026 budget development process, urged early committee input, and discussed rates and fees, compensation updates and reserve policy ahead of the administrator's September budget presentation.
MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. ' The Marathon County Health and Human Services Committee on July 8 heard committee- and administration-led guidance to begin earlier and more frequent involvement by county board members in developing the 2026 budget, with particular attention to fee schedules, employee compensation and the county's working capital reserves.
Committee Chair John Robinson said the county will continue a two-step process in which an administrator's draft is prepared for presentation in September and then becomes the board's budget for final decisions. Robinson, chair of the HR, Finance and Property Committee, told members they should review programs under their committee's jurisdiction and raise…
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