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Cowlitz County approves fourth-quarter budget amendment, creates Sheriff Equipment and Technology Fund
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved a fourth-quarter budget amendment that increases the general fund balance by roughly $346,004, reallocates reserves including a $932,931 transfer to a new Sheriff Equipment and Technology Fund, and moves several capital and ARPA projects into 2026; vote was taken immediately after public comment.
Cowlitz County commissioners on Tuesday approved the county—s fourth-quarter budget amendment and established a new Sheriff Equipment and Technology Fund to centralize replacement of large equipment and technology for the sheriff—s office.
Finance Director Kathy Funk Baxter summarized the amendment, saying the changes leave the general fund with an improved ending balance of $346,003.92 and consolidate a mix of line-item adjustments across departments. "We—re transferring in $932,931 to that [Sheriff Equipment and Technology] fund," Baxter said,…
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