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Gloucester County staff outline FY27 budget with $6.5 million gap; revenue, reserve and cuts proposed
Summary
County staff told the Board of Supervisors that FY27 spending requests top $96 million against projected revenues of about $89.5 million, creating an initial $6.5 million gap and prompting discussion of reserves, tax options and spending cuts.
Gloucester County staff presented a preliminary FY27 budget showing requested expenditures total “over $96 million” against projected revenues of roughly $89.5 million, leaving “an operating gap of $6.5 million,” the county administrator said.
The presentation reviewed the budget timetable and the sources of the shortfall: personnel cost increases (including a proposed 2.8% cost‑of‑living adjustment), the start of a sheriff’s step plan with an initial cost of about $150,000, career‑ladder salary adjustments and a forecasted health insurance increase that staff described as “a 30% forecast for health insurance increase,” which the administrator said could meaningfully widen the budget pressure.
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