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Klamath County commissioners consider multiyear budget model, schedule workshop to study impacts
Summary
County commissioners debated a plan to tie department budgets to specific revenue streams, allow departments to carry over unspent funds and adopt three‑year forecasting; commissioners asked staff for five years of revenue history and scheduled a follow-up budget work session.
Klamath County commissioners spent the bulk of their Feb. 3 administrative meeting debating a proposal to restructure the county’s budgeting process to improve transparency and long‑term planning.
An unidentified speaker and county staff proposed tying portions of general fund revenues to individual departments (for example, allocating a portion of cigarette tax revenue to public health), allowing departments to carry forward unspent funds into reserves, and requiring three‑year forecasting. Proponents said the change would make it easier for residents to understand…
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