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Lewis County approves multi‑fund 2026 budget amendment after staff hearing; no public testimony
Summary
After a staff presentation and a question-and-answer period with no public testimony, the Lewis County Board of Commissioners approved resolution 26-132 to amend the 2026 budget, reflecting multi-fund expenditure increases and a decrease in estimated fund balance as presented by the budget director.
Becky Butler, Lewis County budget and risk director, presented the staff report for resolution 26-132 during a public hearing and recommended the board amend the 2026 budget.
Butler told the commissioners that notice of the hearing was published in the Chronicle on April 9 and April 16 and described the changes presented to the board: the notice initially reflected an increase in expenditures of $1,824,660 and a decrease in revenue of $13,455. Subsequent adjustments to other funds produced an additional increase in expenditures of $2,954,648 and an increase in revenue (transcript shows $3,31,793; formatting unclear). Butler summarized the consolidated changes in the transcript as an increase in expenditures of about $4.78 million, an increase in revenue of about $3.18 million and a resulting decrease in estimated fund balance of $1,760,970. She also noted a $2.6 million transfer between funds authorized by the 911E board to move operations dollars into the capital fund.
The board opened a staff question-and-answer period for clarifications; no substantive public questions were recorded. The public testimony segment was opened for three-minute speakers and closed with no individuals signing up to testify.
A commissioner moved to approve resolution 26-132 and a second was given. The commissioners voted in favor by voice vote; the chair announced the motion carried (recorded in the transcript as three "I" votes).
The amendment also updates the county's capital improvement plan to incorporate projects approved since January 2026, as Butler stated. The board took no further public testimony and adopted the budget amendment at the meeting.
Next procedural step: the amendment was adopted on April 21, 2026; staff will implement the transfers and include the updated projects in the county capital improvement plan.
