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County finance director reports FY26 budget status; staff flag 1.5% COLA plus steps as planning focus for 2027
Summary
Budget and Finance Director Carmen Arias de Candelotti told the court the FY26 adopted budget totals approximately $635 million and presented November revenue/expenditure snapshots; staff presented cost estimates for potential 2027 COLA scenarios and recommended focusing on a 1.5% COLA plus step increases as a planning target.
Carmen Arias de Candelotti, El Paso County’s Budget and Finance Director, briefed the commissioner's court Dec. 18 on the county’s fiscal-year 2026 financials and preliminary cost estimates for fiscal-year 2027 compensation scenarios.
Current status: Arias reported the county’s adopted FY26 budget totals about $635 million, with the General Fund at roughly $495.5 million and a debt-service fund of about $46.48 million. She told commissioners that…
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