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Cuyahoga County midyear budget update shows general fund and HHS levy shortfalls; officials outline further reductions
Summary
The county's preliminary midyear budget reports a projected 2025 general fund deficit (excluding ARPA) of about $14.7 million and a Health & Human Services levy deficit of $18.9 million; fiscal staff outlined expenditure reductions already taken and said additional measures and a status‑quo projection for 2026–27 will be prepared.
Walter Parfialitz, director of the Cuyahoga County Budget Office, presented a midyear budget update to the County Council Finance and Budgeting Committee that showed operating shortfalls in the general fund and the Health & Human Services (HHS) levy fund.
"The general fund is projected to end 2025 with an operating deficit of $47,300,000," Parfialitz told the committee, clarifying the larger figure includes projected remaining ARPA expenditures; he said the deficit narrows to $14,700,000 if ARPA spending is excluded.
Why it matters: Committee members and staff said persistent deficits threaten the county's reserve requirement and could affect upcoming bond ratings and the 2026–27 biennial budget. The administration and Council discussed additional spending controls, hiring restrictions and the need to include all reasonably anticipated expenses in future budgets.
Key figures and drivers
- General fund: Projected revenues $637.6 million; projected expenditures $684.9 million (including $32.6 million in…
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