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Price County reports $11.7 million cash; several funds show year-end deficits and stumpage sales exceed projections
Summary
County staff presented December 2025 financial reports showing $11.7 million in cash (up 12% from 2024), departmental deficits offset by expected Period 13 receipts, and stumpage sales preliminarily at $1.44 million vs. a budgeted $1.27 million.
County staff presented the December 2025 preliminary financial reports and noted that county cash totaled $11.7 million, an increase of roughly 12% from the same period in 2024. Staff explained that Period 13 exists to collect grant money and carryforward funding through April 2026 and that several departments (Forestry, Land Conservation, Land Information) expect grant or revenue deposits during Period 13 to offset year-end shortfalls.
Specific December figures recorded in the minutes include a preliminary stumpage sales total of $1.44 million compared with the budgeted amount of $1.27 million. The Sheriff's Department is shown at ($69,446) for 2025; the Jail closed at ($420,392) considering staffing, training and health care costs; Forestry finished at ($647,701); Land Conservation ($131,157); Land Information ($146,127). Health & Human Services reporting lagged and showed a preliminary ($976,992) Net Gain/(Loss) Versus Budget. County leadership said the remaining Highway fund balance of $171,740 would be applied toward equipment purchases.
Staff also noted health-insurance fund details (December 2025 balance ($61,125)) and listed 2026 employee cost-saving measures including use of Health Check 360 and the Taylored Health clinic partnership. The minutes record these figures as part of the county's financial report; the committee accepted the reports for the record.
