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Winona County finance director walks commissioners through IFS ledger structure and asks for priorities on cost-per-service metrics

Winona County Board of Commissioners · February 27, 2026
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Summary

Finance director Phil Sonnenberg briefed the board on the county's IFS financial system, fund structure, levy distribution and a proposed timeline for collecting cost-per-service metrics and mandated vs. discretionary program inventories.

Phil Sonnenberg, Winona County finance director, told commissioners the county's integrated financial system (IFS) is the foundation for budgeting and reporting and walked the board through fund and GL-code structures used for levy and operating accounts. "When you look at what's on the screen... the biggest revenue source for us is property tax revenue or…

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