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Mason County commissioners review 2026 budget draft, propose supplemental appropriations and property-tax options
Summary
Budget staff presented a 2026 draft with a $24 million beginning fund balance, proposed supplemental appropriations including $260,000 for mobile hospital pods, opioid-fund adjustments, and a proposed property-tax resolution option to return $2.16 million to diversion funding; commissioners discussed a five-year plan to avoid layoffs.
County finance staff briefed commissioners on the 2026 budget draft and several supplemental appropriations during the briefing.
Staff reported a $24,000,000 beginning fund balance for the general fund and walked through revenue and expenditure estimates for the coming year, noting conservative sales-tax assumptions and several proposed supplementary items in the packet. Specific supplemental items noted in the briefing included a $260,000 allocation for mobile hospital…
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