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Commissioners begin budget review; staff told to seek cuts and pause CIP interest transfer
Summary
In an initial work session on the 2026 budget, commissioners were presented with a proposed 11% increase driven by lower revenue and higher costs. Commissioners instructed staff to seek service cuts, protect COLA, and pause a planned transfer of interest revenue to the CIP to improve the general fund position.
Riley County's budget and finance officer on June 26 presented an initial draft of the 2026 budget showing an estimated total expenditure plan of roughly $58.35 million and revenues of about $22.24 million as the county begins its budget process.
Budget Officer Britney Phillips said the county had modeled a 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and included requests for new positions totaling about…
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