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El Dorado County staff report midyear budget shows modest revenue gains and tight reserves

El Dorado County Board of Supervisors · March 4, 2026
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County finance staff told the Board of Supervisors the FY25–26 midyear review shows about $8.15 million in contingency (3% policy target), roughly $3.2 million of department salary/benefit savings, $2.6 million in carryover and roughly $1.9 million in excess general revenues driven by property tax and fees; staff will return April 28 with updated balancing scenarios.

Emma Owens, principal management analyst in the county chief administrative officer’s office, gave the Board of Supervisors a midyear look at FY25–26 finances, telling the board the county currently projects it will not need to draw on the $8,150,000 budgeted contingency and that department salary‑and‑benefit savings are running about $3,200,000.

The presentation emphasized that some funds are one‑time carryover items — about $2.6 million primarily for grant matches and capital projects — and that the…

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