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Franklin County commissioners adopt mix of cuts and revenue assumptions to balance 2026 budget
Summary
After executive-session review, Franklin County commissioners agreed to a package of staffing reductions and revenue estimates — including two Corrections positions, a $160,000 reduction to the prosecuting attorney’s budget, use of the veterans assistance fund and a $120,000 sales-tax uptick — and moved to implement the changes for adoption tomorrow.
Franklin County commissioners on Monday finalized a plan to balance the county’s 2026 budget, approving a mix of personnel reductions and revenue assumptions and instructing staff to prepare resolutions for adoption.
Mister Danzel, the county administrator, told the board that staff had identified a combination of steps that would bring the budget into balance without raising taxes. The package included reducing two Corrections positions (rather than four, after accreditation concerns), trimming roughly $160,000 from the prosecuting attorney’s budget, removing an assessor position (about $90,000–$100,000), a $100,000 cut in information systems (IS), and adding revenue assumptions for a $120,000 increase in sales-tax receipts and $50,000 from investment earnings and interest.
The proposals followed a series of executive sessions the board held to clarify legal issues about using the veterans assistance levy. County finance staff reported…
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