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Bay County adopts 2026 budget after amendment, board says deficit reduced to $1.88 million
Summary
The Bay County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2026 budget (resolution 2025-205) after approving an amendment clarifying wage-adjustment authority; the board said a line-by-line review reduced the projected general-fund deficit from about $4.18 million to roughly $1.875 million through transfers and corrections, and the budget includes investments such as $100,000 for marine patrol and payroll modernization.
The Bay County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s 2026 budget on Nov. 18, 2025, adopting Resolution 2025-205 after a proposed amendment to budget language concerning wage adjustments.
A commissioner moved to add language to paragraph 15 of the general appropriation that would clarify wage increases must follow the newly adopted method "except for wage adjustments made…
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