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Washington County adopts FY25–26 budget, approves several midyear adjustments and staffing changes
Summary
The Washington County Board of Supervisors adopted the FY25–26 operating budget as amended and approved multiple budget adjustments — including a victim‑witness grant, a fully funded recreation director position, stormwater transfers and a clerk-of-court position funded by the Compensation Board. All measures passed unanimously.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors on a unanimous 5‑0 vote adopted its FY25–26 operating budget as amended and approved a series of budget adjustments and personnel changes during its regular meeting.
County staff briefed the board on revenue collections through May before the vote. "For our main revenue driver real estate taxes, we have budgeted 27,710,000. We have collected about 27,192,000, which is about 98 percent of what we budgeted as of May 31," Ms. Sturgill told the board during a presentation on major revenue drivers. She projected end‑of‑year real‑estate collections of $27,470,000 and noted other line items where receipts have exceeded or fallen short of budget.
During the meeting the board approved a $12,122 DCJS victim‑witness grant, which Ms. Sturgill said "would increase your compensation and related payroll taxes by 12,122 with a corresponding increase to victim witness grant revenue of 12,122." The board also approved funding a fully staffed recreation director position for FY26, including $25,000 in additional regular compensation and related benefit costs; Ms. Sturgill said the package would increase program activity expense by $18,366 with a $50,000 offset from beginning fund balance.
Separately, the board approved transfers to cover stormwater professional services after staff reported an initial invoice and projected ongoing work. Ms. Sturdivant told supervisors the county received its first invoice for the contracted stormwater work through June 2 and requested moving $25,000 between departmental professional services lines and adding $45,000 from the reserve for contingencies to the Building and Development professional services line. A supervisor summarized the estimate, saying the contractor’s burn rate could produce a roughly $108,000 bill over the coming months; the board approved the transfer.
On personnel funded by external sources, Ms. Sturgill said the clerk of the circuit court received a new position approved by the Compensation Board effective July 1, 2025; the county will increase local expenditures for compensation and benefits with a corresponding $59,935 reimbursement from the Compensation Board.
Board members repeatedly framed the adjustments as responses to grants, statutory changes and operational needs. The budget adoption and all associated motions were approved 5‑0. The appropriation resolution to implement the adopted budget was also approved as amended.
