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Countywide budget review highlights public safety spending, investment levels and federal funding risk
Summary
County staff presented the countywide functional review—focusing on public safety and justice—and answered questions about fund balances, investments and potential federal/state funding risks. Staff said most federal exposure is below 1% of county resources, and the county is holding reserves.
County staff presented a countywide review of the proposed 2025–26 budget on May 7, focusing first on public safety and justice, then addressing countywide reserves, investments and the exposure to possible federal and state funding reductions.
Nut graf: The presentation highlighted a $27.9 million public safety and justice functional budget, a proposed 3% COLA embedded in personnel cost assumptions, and a reserve posture that county staff described as sufficient to absorb small federal cuts; staff said federal funding at risk is less than 1% of county resources but urged ongoing vigilance given uncertainty in state and federal budgets.
Staff reported the public safety and justice functional area total at $27,930,480 and 125.4 full‑time equivalent positions. Personnel services were shown up about 5.4% driven by a projected 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment and higher…
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