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Deschutes County staff propose 5% limited growth baseline for FY27 budget
Summary
County finance staff presented FY27 budget options and recommended limiting General Fund growth to 5% (option that preserves multiyear sustainability). Staff noted prior cost‑savings in FY26 and included placeholders for pay‑equity work; commissioners signaled differing comfort levels and asked to revisit special requests and debt service details on Dec. 17.
County budget staff outlined preliminary FY27 budget development guidance and presented three limited‑growth scenarios for General Fund spending.
Cam Sparks, budget and financial planning manager, said the county’s FY26 actions capped general fund expenditure growth at 3.3% and internal service fund (ISF) charges at 8%, and identified approximately $1.0 million in ongoing reassignments, yielding…
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