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Uncertain Forest Service revenue complicates road budgets
Summary
Officials said Forest Service revenue is difficult to estimate because the agency's fiscal year ends in October; timing and the binary nature of receiving a contract make year-to-year budgeting uncertain.
Budget reviewers told the meeting that revenue from Forest Service contracts is difficult to estimate and does not arrive on a predictable schedule. One participant said the county typically does not include an exact number because they do not know whether a contract will materialize; "If we get it, we get it. If we don't, we don't," participants said, explaining the uncertainty.
Those revenues were described as materially helpful when they occur, but the county noted that the Forest Service fiscal year ends in October, which can complicate bookkeeping across county fiscal years. Reviewers said they will continue to treat Forest Service earnings as variable revenue and not count on them until funds are confirmed.
