Sutter County supervisors give conceptual approval to FY 2025–26 budget after daylong hearing

SUTTER COUNTY — The Sutter County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 19 held a special public hearing and gave conceptual approval to the county’s FY 2025–26 tentatively approved budget, voting section by section to adopt adjusted appropriations and rebudgets that will appear on a consent calendar for final adoption on Sept. 9.

Deputy County Administrator Laura Granados told the board that the county began the budget process in December and published the recommended budget June 6. The combined countywide total approved earlier in June was $518,260,304; the staff presentation on Aug. 19 detailed adjustments and rebudgets for individual functional areas that together make up the proposed fiscal-year appropriations.

Why it matters: The board’s actions preserve continuity of services starting July 1 while allocating rebudgeted funds for projects that did not finish in FY 2024–25 and recording adjustments tied to grant timing, infrastructure and special‑revenue transfers.

What the board approved and key numbers - Section A (agriculture, library, museum, veterans): tentative appropriations $6,587,632; adjustments brought the section to $6,637,687. The board approved the section by unanimous roll call. - Section B (development services, engineering, environmental health, roads and water resources): tentative appropriations $31,269,915; a $270,000 adjustment was added to purchase a thermoplastic striping trailer and equipment (adjusted total $31,539,915). The board approved the section by unanimous roll call. - Section C (general…