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Lancaster County budget review: general fund stronger than last year but personnel and insurance costs loom
Summary
Budget staff reported a stronger cash position at mid‑year — a roughly $21.7M general fund balance and $5.2M year‑to‑date revenue increase — but flagged personnel costs, health‑insurance pressure and workers’ compensation as main risks for next year; the board approved some limited departmental purchases and deferred hiring.
Dennis Meyer, Lancaster County Budget and Fiscal Officer, told the Board the county’s fiscal position at mid‑year was improved relative to the prior year but remains constrained by personnel and statutory levy limits.
Meyer said the general fund balance was approximately $21.7 million at Dec. 31 and revenue collections through December were roughly $5.2 million higher than the prior year, noting that timing and carryover reimbursements accounted for some of that increase. To balance the FY2025‑26 budget the county implemented a 5.96% property‑tax increase, used about $1.26 million in Keno funds, reduced the workers’…
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