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County presents $355.7M FY27 budget and redirects $9.2M to public safety training center
Summary
County staff presented a proposed FY27 general fund budget of $355.7 million and the commission approved a budget amendment reallocating $9.2 million toward a Public Safety Training Center, reallocating planned pension/reserve dollars to the project.
County finance staff presented a proposed FY27 general fund budget of $355.7 million — a $32.6 million increase over FY26 — and described revenue assumptions, spending priorities and a five‑year projection.
Kelsey Mace (CFO) said the proposed budget is balanced at $355.7 million and noted that property and income taxes account for about 91% of county funding. The presentation outlined revenue adjustments, including a projected $5 million increase in property tax receipts and an increase in income tax estimates; staff also said part of the budget balancing included the proposed 9‑1‑1 fee increase.
During budget amendment discussion for FY26, staff requested to increase certain tax revenue budgets by $11 million and proposed specific uses, including pension contributions, IT costs and capital reserves. Commissioners moved to reallocate funds so that $9.2 million would be dedicated to a high‑bay storage training facility at the Public Safety Training Center rather than previously planned allocations to pension and reserves. The motion to reallocate funds passed by voice vote, 4–0.
Staff outlined important upcoming public dates for public hearings on rate changes (April 28), a public budget hearing (May 5) and a scheduled adoption date for the FY27 budget (May 19).
