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Milwaukee County projects $46.7 million gap for 2026; administration outlines levy targets and spending pressures
Summary
County staff told the finance committee that Milwaukee County faces a preliminary $46.7 million deficit for 2026 and outlined early steps to narrow the gap, including levy targets, departmental cost containment and monitoring of state budget items.
Milwaukee County—s finance staff on Tuesday outlined a preliminary $46.7 million projected deficit for the 2026 operating budget and detailed the administration—s early strategies to narrow the gap.
Dan Lorula and Joe Lamers of the Office of Strategy, Budget and Performance told supervisors the forecast leans on several major uncertainties: assumed increases in salaries and overtime ($27 million in the fiscal forecast), higher health-care claim and prescription costs (projected near $16 million increase), and rising overtime in public-safety and correctional operations. The administration asked…
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