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Kenosha County kicks off 2026 budget process, flags health‑insurance and program funding risks
Summary
County leaders opened the 2026 budget vision meeting with a timeline for the budget process, a near‑breakeven 2024 closeout and warnings about rising health insurance costs, uncertain state and federal grants, and pressure on jail-related expenditures.
Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kirkman and budget staff convened a public 2026 budget vision meeting to outline the county’s timeline, fiscal position and major risks for next year’s budget. The session reviewed the 2024 closeout, projected steps for the 2026 cycle and items likely to affect levy and department requests.
The county reported a 2024 general fund closeout that was “pretty close to breakeven,” with deficit pressure in health insurance, an internal service fund and sheriff’s operations, and a surplus in human services. “We maintained our AAA rating with S and P and demonstrated continued fiscal accountability and excellence,” finance staff said during the presentation.
Why it matters: the presentation established the deadlines and the major sources of…
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