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Palo Alto County adopts amended FY26 budget, boosts County Engineer appropriation by $628,100
Summary
The Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution #03-17-26 on March 17, 2026, amending the FY26 budget and increasing several departmental appropriations, including a $628,100 raise to the County Engineer line to $9,277,353; the resolution passed unanimously.
The Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors on March 17 adopted Resolution #03-17-26 to amend the current FY25/26 county budget and adjust multiple departmental appropriations.
The approved changes increased the County Engineer appropriation by $628,100 from $8,649,253 to $9,277,353. Other adjustments included the Sheriff (+$8,000 to $1,395,015), Jail (+$18,000 to $546,393), Conservation Board (+$12,000 to $756,514), Local Health (+$10,000 to $211,506), Social Services (+$10,000 to $60,000), Courthouse operations (+$600 to $113,391), IRVM–Rural Services (+$284 to $182,527), Zoning & Sanitation (+$20,000 to $185,210), and a small increase to Nondepartmental funds (+$4,163 to $4,145,824). The resolution was adopted by a recorded vote of Ayes: Faulstick, Merrill, Graettinger, Wirtz, Solberg; Nays: none.
Board Chair Linus Solberg presided during the action; Auditor Carmen Moser is listed as the certifying official on the resolution. The Board did not record any objections at the time of the hearing and marked the resolution as passed. The county will publish the amended budget as required under county administrative rules.
