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Contra Costa unveils $7.248 billion recommended budget and warns of structural gap
Summary
County finance director Adam Nguyen presented a $7.248 billion recommended FY26–27 budget, saying it balances on paper but relies on fund balances in health and human services and faces structural pressure from state and federal policy changes. Board members heard department‑level presentations and public pleas to protect safety‑net programs.
Adam Nguyen, Contra Costa County finance director, presented the recommended fiscal year 2026–27 county budget on April 27, saying the plan totals $7,248,000,000 and “authorizes 11,261.25 FTE.” Nguyen told the Board of Supervisors that the budget balances across all funds on paper but is structurally imbalanced at the department level, requiring use of fund balance in the county’s two largest departments, Health Services and Employment and Human Services.
Nguyen highlighted discrete revenue and cost drivers: roughly $22.6 million…
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