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Orange County supervisors hear $10.8 billion recommended budget, take straw votes and set June 24 adoption
Summary
County leaders on June 10 heard a $10.8 billion recommended budget that staff described as balanced but subject to state and federal uncertainty; the board took nonbinding straw votes on program restores and expansions, asked staff to review sheriff overtime versus hiring, and set final adoption for June 24.
Orange County supervisors on Tuesday heard a detailed presentation of the CEO's recommended $10.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2025–26 and took nonbinding straw votes that move the proposal toward formal adoption on June 24. County finance officials said the plan preserves reserves and core services while pointing to near‑term risks from pending state and federal funding decisions.
"You will see a balanced budget that meets the planned objectives for the county for the upcoming year," Kim Engleby, the county chief financial officer, said during the presentation. Engleby and Joanna Cosma, the county's budget and finance director, described program allocations that make community services the largest program at about 36 percent of appropriations and noted roughly $1.2 billion in discretionary net county cost.
The presentation…
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