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County manager outlines FY27 budget draft: raises, hazardous-duty supplement and next steps
Summary
The county manager reviewed a $3.24M budget draft that includes a 3% across-the-board raise in the numbers (combined with a 2% state bonus that will make a practical 5% increase for the first year), described a hazardous-duty retirement supplement for EMS that will require a board resolution at budget adoption, and scheduled follow-up meetings before final adoption.
The county manager reviewed adjustments in the current budget draft, explaining that the numbers include a 3% across-the-board raise for full-time staff and that an accompanying 2% bonus in the state package will make compensation effectively increase by 5% for FY27 when combined for the first year. He said he will bring a separate resolution to implement the hazardous-duty retirement supplement (an expense he estimated in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars) for EMS personnel at the meeting where the board approves the final budget.
The manager also described modest increases to some board operational line items that had not been adjusted since FY19 and noted ongoing conversations about affordable housing with Bay Aging and site options (including the old primary school facility). He asked supervisors to continue reviewing outside-agency requests and flagged items for follow-up (Haven Shelter partner contributions; Boys & Girls Club requests) and reminded the board of scheduled follow-up meetings before the budget is adopted.
The board adjourned the session and set a reconvened meeting for Thursday at 5:00 and indicated another meeting on April 9 to finalize remaining items prior to budget adoption.
