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Administrators present preliminary 2027 levy and fund‑balance picture; sheriff requests added positions
Summary
County finance staff presented a preliminary 2027 levy summary and fund‑balance update showing a proposed levy near $58.8–58.98 million, noted a strong fund balance and $6 million in the sales‑tax construction fund, and summarized two new sheriff requests (a deputy ~ $84,100 and a correctional sergeant ~ $81,342).
County administration provided a mid‑year financial update and a first look at the 2027 tax levy by fund. Staff explained that a citizen‑approved 0.5¢ sales tax dedicated to a correctional facility and law enforcement center continues to generate sufficient revenue to cover bond payments and that the county currently holds about $6 million in the sales‑tax construction fund.
Officials presented preliminary levy numbers: a proposed tax levy figure of roughly $58.8 million (spread levy) and a total levy presentation that could be reported near $58,982,440 depending on final county program aid. Administration highlighted that county program aid figures will be finalized by August 1 and that staff will update the board accordingly. Two renewal/new requests were flagged in the sheriff's budget: an additional deputy at approximately $84,100 and a sergeant position in the correctional facility at roughly $81,342.
Finance staff also reviewed fund balances across enterprise funds, noted market value adjustments in investments that affected paper balances and walked commissioners through how enterprise depreciation (for example at the family service center) can produce accounting losses that are not cash deficits. Commissioners asked for additional debt‑schedule detail for sales‑tax bonds and for cash snapshots at fiscal points such as end of April and end of September to better assess liquidity.
