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Lincoln County adopts 2025–26 budget (Resolution 2025‑31), commissioners discuss $1M gap and PILT
Summary
The Lincoln County Board adopted Resolution 2025‑31 setting appropriations for fiscal year 2025–26, citing a mill value of $52,621; commissioners discussed an estimated funding gap covered by Local/Tribal Assistance Fund reserves and debated longer-term revenue pressures tied to federal land ownership and PILT.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2025‑31 on Sept. 3, 2025, finalizing the county’s operating budget and appropriation authority for fiscal year July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. County staff read the resolution and the financial figures included in it: "the mill value this year uh was $52,621," and the readout showed total appropriations and resources as presented in the formal budget document.
Commissioners discussed a roughly $1 million funding gap in the appropriations and said the county will use the Local/Tribal Assistance Fund (LF) investment returns to offset the deficit. A resident asked where the extra funds would come from: "Can you explain like where the extra money is going to come from? Which pot? Um, it looks like about a million dollar deficit. Am I reading that correctly?" County staff responded that LF funds and prior investment returns will be applied. Commissioners also raised the long-term challenge that federal land ownership limits the taxable base and noted PILT receipts and possible farm‑bill provisions affecting timber receipts could materially change county revenue down the road. The board voted to adopt the resolution following a motion, a second and a correction to a public hearing date.
