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County projects modest baseline surplus but faces add-back requests and reserve choices in FY26‑27 budget update
Summary
County executive staff reported a $13.6 million baseline surplus for FY26‑27 but noted 66 add-back requests totaling $14.5 million and 65 budget augmentation requests totaling $10.3 million; staff recommended recognizing $25.9 million in Medi‑Cal reimbursements as one‑time reserve funding and returned to the board for May 19 budget introduction.
County Executive Office staff on March 10 told the Board of Supervisors that San Luis Obispo County’s preliminary budget work for fiscal year 2026‑27 shows a $13.6 million baseline surplus but faces a series of add‑back and augmentation requests that could erase that cushion.
In a staff presentation, Lisa Howe of the executive office said departments built budgets using office‑provided baseline numbers and were asked to internally rebalance. Staff identified 66 add‑back requests totaling $14.5 million in general fund support and 65 budget augmentation requests totaling $10.3 million and 44 new position requests. That combination, if fully funded, would convert the projected baseline surplus to a…
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