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Clallam County pursues "allowable" 2026 budget, narrows underspend assumption amid staffing concerns
Summary
Clallam County officials told the Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 4 that they will pursue an “allowable” 2026 budget that uses one‑time adjustments to meet legal timelines while cutting the assumed underspend used to balance the budget from 3% to 2%—creating roughly a $400,000 gap the county must close.
Clallam County officials told the Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 4 that they will pursue an "allowable" 2026 budget that relies on one‑time adjustments and prepayments to meet the legal adoption deadline, while simultaneously reducing the assumed underspend used to balance the budget from 3% to 2%.
The county administrator described two approaches staff had modeled: an "allowable" budget that uses onetime financial adjustments to meet the statutory adoption requirement, and a "balanced" approach that would align only recurring revenues with recurring expenditures. Officials said a fully recurring balanced plan would require reductions equivalent to roughly 11 full‑time positions based on the county’s…
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