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Cass County adopts 2026 budget calendar and directs departments to target 0% budget growth amid new legislative caps
Summary
The board approved the annual budget memo and calendar, including six directives for department heads — notably a target 0% increase in departmental budgets (excluding staffing), an FTE hiring freeze for new positions, and a recommendation to maintain a 30–40% fund balance — to meet newly imposed budget caps.
The Cass County Board of Commissioners approved the 2026 budget memo and calendar and adopted a set of directives aimed at meeting new legislative budget caps. The motion passed unanimously.
County finance staff presented a calendar that schedules budget hearings from July 23–25 and reminded the board that the Cass County Home Rule Charter requires the budget be approved on or before Oct. 1. The finance presentation outlined six directives for department heads: take…
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