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Council presses staff on stormwater funding, fund balance and interest income
Summary
Members asked why stormwater replacement funding fell sharply in the proposed 2026 budget and pressed finance staff on fund-balance estimates, reserve policy and interest income allocations; staff cited one-time buyouts as a primary reason and noted a projected 2025 fund balance of about $29M.
During the Nov. 24 budget work session, council members raised multiple questions about the county’s capital priorities, stormwater funding and the general-fund reserves that underpin discretionary spending.
Councilman Tim Baker pointed to a drop in the stormwater replacement line — from about $7.9 million in the prior year to roughly $650,000 in the 2026 recommended budget — and asked whether completed studies will lead to projects or whether studies will be shelved without sufficient…
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