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Wayne County adopts revised budget ordinance to meet state reporting rules; commissioners debate object-level detail

Wayne County Board of Commissioners · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Facing a Local Government Commission reporting requirement, commissioners adopted a revised FY2025-26 budget ordinance that changes presentation to the functional level (fund/program) without altering adopted revenue or expenditure amounts; vote was 6-1 after questions about specific over-budget object-level entries.

The Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 to adopt a revised budget ordinance for fiscal year 2025-26 that changes how the county reports budget detail to the state but does not alter adopted revenues, expenditures or tax rates.

Finance staff told the board the revision responds to a Local Government Commission (LGC) requirement after the county received a Financial Performance Indicators of Concern (FPIC) notation in the 2025 audit.…

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