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Executive Finance Committee forwards preliminary 2026 budget to full board after small revenue and levy adjustments
Summary
Finance staff updated revenue and levy assumptions — raising projected sales tax to $1.6 million, correcting shared‑revenue and planning commission entries, and reducing the general‑fund draw; the committee voted to send the preliminary budget to the full county board for approval.
The Executive Finance Standing Committee reviewed updates to the county's preliminary 2026 budget and voted to forward the package to the full county board.
Finance staff said they raised the sales‑tax projection from $1,550,000 to $1,600,000 based on current trends and a Forward Analytics projection, made a small increase in shared revenue after receiving updated figures, and corrected a Southwest Regional Planning Commission line item. Staff also adjusted the ambulance budget expenses downward and lowered expected ambulance fee revenue, which reduced the preliminary general fund draw from prior estimates.
Staff noted a required levy worksheet adjustment: the allowable core operational levy was slightly less than the number used in the initial preliminary budget, so the worksheet and levy distribution were updated to match the state worksheet. Staff said final DOR (Department of Revenue) apportionment sheets will be available Oct. 5 and will be double‑checked.
Mister Frank moved and mister Manning seconded to forward the preliminary 2026 budget to the full board; the motion carried on a voice vote.
Ending: The committee forwarded the budget package with updated revenue and levy figures and asked staff to confirm DOR apportionment sheets before final adoption by the full board.
