Merced County flags midyear budget shortfall and warns federal HR1 could deepen pressures
At a March 17 meeting the Merced County Board of Supervisors received a midyear FY2025–2026 budget update showing an anticipated year-end deficit driven by state and federal actions and rising local costs; staff said the county is monitoring impacts from federal bill HR1 and will report again at the proposed budget hearing in June.
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At its March 17 meeting the Merced County Board of Supervisors received a midyear budget presentation that projected a year-end deficit for fiscal year 2025–2026 despite some current-year savings. A county staff member told the board that the anticipated shortfall is largely driven by state and federal decisions and rising local costs and that staff will continue to monitor conditions and present updates at the proposed budget hearing in June.
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