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Siskiyou County supervisors adopt FY 2026–27 budget principles including measure to remove long-vacant positions
Summary
Facing an estimated $6 million shortfall, the Board of Supervisors adopted FY 2026–27 budget principles and a calendar that add a policy to delete county positions vacant 12 months or more; the board discussed alternatives such as freezing vacancies and emphasized economic development as a longer-term response.
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors approved the FY 2026–27 Budget Principles and calendar on March 3, adopting a new Principle No. 10 to delete county positions that have remained vacant for 12 months or longer.
Chief Fiscal Officer Sherry Lawson told the board the county estimated an approximate $6 million deficit in the General Fund for fiscal year 2025–26 and planned to balance that gap with available fund balance…
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