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Budget director previews FY2026 outlook, highlights revenue timing and staffing costs
Summary
El Paso County budget director Carmen Arrieta Candelare briefed the court on the FY2026 budget approach, emphasizing revenue timing, general-fund composition, potential indirect-cost and utility-savings opportunities, and the need to model multi-year personnel costs ahead of FY2027 decisions.
Carmen Arrieta Candelare, director of budget and finance, presented an overview of the county's fiscal-year 2026 budget to the Commissioners Court on Nov. 20, 2025, outlining current-year revenue timing, major categories of expenditures and several risks and opportunities to manage in FY26.
Numbers presented: Arrieta said the county adopted a budget in September and emphasized that the general fund comprises the largest share of spending. She reported the general fund budget at…
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