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Carver County finance staff warn of state cost shifts as board reviews 2026 budget adjustments
Summary
Carver County officials presented a third-quarter finance update and recommended two changes to the administrator's proposed 2026 budget: reallocate $40,000 of levy savings to a short-term staffing pool and increase capital projects using Transportation Active Account funds, while warning of multi-year state-mandated cost shifts.
Carver County officials on Wednesday outlined the county's third-quarter financial picture and urged the board to prepare for several state-imposed cost shifts that will affect budgets through 2028.
David Frishman, the county's part-time finance director, told commissioners the county remains broadly on track through the third quarter: investment income is positive, placement budgets that can be costly are holding steady, and property tax collections stand at about 97 percent of expectations. He warned, however, that Public Works will show a temporary negative cash balance at year end…
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