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Alamance County commissioners weigh tax hikes, fund‑balance swaps and cuts as budget shortfall looms
Summary
Commissioners debated restoring nonprofit and rescue funding, preserving airport incentives and funding school capital by choosing among manager‑recommended cuts, a 2¢ property tax increase, or dipping into fund balance; staff will provide scenario summaries before Monday's adoption vote.
Alamance County commissioners spent most of a lengthy work session on Monday weighing how to close a projected gap in the manager’s recommended FY2025–26 budget, trading off service cuts against property‑tax increases and one‑time fund‑balance uses.
County staff presented a budget that shifts more resources toward mandated services while reducing discretionary programs, saying fully funding all department requests would have required roughly a 6% tax increase. The manager’s recommended package included across‑the‑board trims, a reduced cost‑of‑living adjustment and targeted eliminations of vacant positions to keep a tax increase lower.
The debate centered on three written options the board asked staff to model: keep the manager’s recommendation (minimal or no tax increase); raise the property tax by 2¢ per $100 valuation (estimated to…
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