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Walla Walla County commissioners direct departments to model 5%–7.5% cuts, signal intent to take full levy capacity
Summary
Facing a roughly $5.4 million shortfall in the 2026 current‑expense budget, commissioners asked departments to return estimates for 2.5%, 5% and 7.5% reductions and requested a furlough-savings analysis; several commissioners said they intend to take the county's available 1% levy and bank capacity to avoid long-term revenue loss.
Walla Walla County commissioners on Monday directed county offices to prepare specific reduction plans after staff said the county faces about a $5.4 million shortfall in its 2026 current‑expense budget.
County finance staff told the board the gap could be reduced by roughly $1.4 million through transfers and savings from frozen positions, leaving roughly $4.0 million to resolve. Commissioners asked departments and offices to return estimates showing what cuts of 2.5%, 5.0% and 7.5% would look like, and asked Human Resources and finance to provide an analysis of furlough savings and the…
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