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County budget workshops highlight program cuts and shifts: electronic monitoring, SNAP and Medicaid risks front and center
Summary
Directors of Community Corrections, Community Services and Public Health & Environment briefed the board on 2026 budgets and warned of state and federal policy changes that could shift program costs to the county.
Washington County directors used the Aug. 12 workshop to walk commissioners through proposed 2026 budgets and emerging state and federal policy shifts that could substantially affect operations and levy requirements.
Community Corrections Director Terry Thomas said about 68% of his department's funding comes from the levy and the rest from state sources. He reported a net state funding gain of roughly $168,700 from the Community Corrections Act but losses elsewhere (about $101,100 in STS grant funding and the transfer of $33,100 in interstate-compact tracking costs to counties). Thomas proposed transitioning electronic monitoring (EM) to a third-party vendor because device management and administrative work have strained…
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