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Commissioners push for 5% department cuts, ask staff for revised proposals by Monday
Summary
With a roughly $2.9–3.0 million gap under a 5% cut scenario for 2026, commissioners agreed to ask departments that did not submit 5% reduction plans to do so and to let commissioners meet with budget staff to finalize cuts; staff cautioned 7.5% would require substantial staffing reductions.
Walla Walla County commissioners on Nov. 25 discussed strategies to close an anticipated 2026 budget gap and agreed to ask departments to submit 5% reduction scenarios by Monday morning, with commissioners available to work with budget staff on unresolved items.
Commissioner Kimball said most departments had supplied outlines for 5% and 7.5% cuts but a few had not met the 5% target. He asked Diane, the county budget staff member handling the spreadsheet, for an update. Diane said she compiled submissions and that a 5% reduction across participating departments would…
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