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Walla Walla County commissioners adopt $157.3 million 2026 budget after 5% cuts
Summary
The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 Dec. 23 to adopt the countys final 2026 budget, totaling $157,304,830 across all funds after department 5% reductions and use of one-time transfers and reimbursements to balance projections.
The Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 on Dec. 23 to adopt the countys fiscal-year-2026 budget, a combined total of $157,304,830 across all funds.
Auditor Karen (the county auditor) presented the budget backup and said the county began with a larger projected gap and reduced it through department cuts and transfers. "This page here, you can see, overall county total budget will be 157,304,830 with all funds combined," she told the board. She said the estimated difference between revenues and expenditures fell from roughly $5,929,002.37 to about $3,643,438 after a 5% review and other adjustments, and that the ending fund balance after reviews was about $2,000,008.56.
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