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Madera County adopts $578.4 million FY2025‑26 budget with modest operating deficit
Summary
The Madera County Board of Supervisors on June 9 adopted the county'wide FY2025‑26 budget after hearing a presentation from the CAO that outlined a small operating deficit, position reductions through unfunding vacant posts and possible use of $4.1 million in LATCF funding to cover shortfalls.
The Madera County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on June 9 to adopt the county'wide fiscal year 2025‑26 operating and special district budgets following a presentation by County Administrative Officer Jay Varney and County Administrative Office staff.
County administration presented a proposed operating budget of $578,436,287 and said it reflects a net increase of just over $47 million across all county operating funds. Jay Varney and Joel Begay told the board the county expects modest revenue growth — about $5.1 million (4.6%) over the current year — but that revenues remain constrained compared with past years, especially in sales and agricultural property tax receipts.
Varney and Begay said the proposed budget funds 1,754.75 positions, a net decrease of 22.25 funded positions from the current year. The CAO's office said it recommended unfunding 41 currently vacant positions to achieve that net reduction; some unfunded jobs were anticipated to be filled through grant or subvented funding. The presentation said no layoffs would be triggered because the positions being unfunded are vacant.
The administration projected…
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