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Alpena County raises reserve thresholds and advances FY2026 budget
Summary
County Administrator Jesse Osmer presented the FY2026 first reading showing $13.31 million in projected revenue and $13.30 million in expenditures; the board approved changes to the budget policy raising the unrestricted fund balance thresholds to 25% (termination threshold) and 20% (layoff notice threshold).
The Alpena County Board of Commissioners advanced the FY2026 budget and adopted an updated budget policy on Oct. 30 that raises the county’s fund‑balance thresholds.
County Administrator Jesse Osmer presented the FY2026 first reading, saying projected revenues are $13,314,935 and projected expenditures are $13,297,998, leaving a projected surplus of $16,937. Osmer thanked the treasurer, clerk and department managers for budget cooperation and invited commissioners to meet for final edits before the public display in November.
The board voted to approve the FY2026 Budget Policy, increasing the threshold that triggers termination of part‑time and temporary positions from the previous policy to 25% of the adopted general fund budget and raising the threshold that triggers layoff notices to 20%. Osmer said the county’s unrestricted fund balance is currently about 27% and is expected to increase to roughly 30% by year‑end.
The action preserves the county’s current staffing and benefits posture unless the fund balance falls below those newly adopted percentages; commissioners said no other policy changes were made.
