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Ada County commissioners adopt FY2026 county and district budgets, reserve foregone tax amount
Summary
On Aug. 26 the commissioners adopted the countywide FY2026 budget (Resolution 3114), several smaller district budgets (pest extermination, mosquito abatement, EMS) and a resolution reserving $161,587 in foregone tax capacity; commissioners cited state revenue-sharing changes and retention pressures on county staffing.
Ada County commissioners voted on Aug. 26 to adopt the county'wide FY2026 budget (Resolution 3114) and several district-level budgets, citing lower state revenue-sharing and the need to remain competitive on employee pay.
During the public hearing for the county budget, clerk staff confirmed the tentative budget had been published in accordance with Idaho Code sections 31-16-04 and 31-16-05. Commissioners discussed a roughly $1.8 million reduction from the prior year driven in part by altered state revenue-sharing formulas; the board noted the county also bears costs when state prisoners remain in the county jail and that the county subsidizes those costs beyond state reimbursement. Commissioners emphasized employee retention and said HR market analyses informed pay recommendations included in the budget.
The motion to adopt Resolution 3114 passed. The adopted budget totals $355,101,222 in appropriations and includes $170,343,869 in property tax and $184,000,857 in non-property tax revenues, as reflected in the resolution and attached detail.
The board also adopted smaller district budgets: Resolution 3115 (Pest Extermination District budget; $1,415,731 appropriations) and Resolution 3116 (Mosquito Abatement District budget; $2,306,015 appropriations). Commissioners explained mosquito abatement as a public-health protective measure given mosquito-vectored viruses.
In addition, the board approved Resolution 3117 to reserve $161,587 of foregone property-tax capacity for possible use in future years under Idaho Code 63-802. Commissioners noted this action requires a resolution under current state law and that the reserved funds are limited in future use.
Separately, the board met as the Ada County Emergency Medical Services District and adopted Resolution 3118, the EMS district FY2026 budget (appropriations $30,268,380; property tax $9,351,735; non-property revenues $20,916,645); staff noted a majority of EMS district revenue is generated by fees for services rather than property taxes.
All listed budget adoptions and reserves were approved by motion and voice vote during the Aug. 26 session. The clerk indicated detailed budget attachments are available in the public record.
