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County finance and operations reports: budget draft, software rollouts and patrol schedule change

Somerset County Commission · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Finance Director Patrick Dolan presented a relatively flat first-draft budget and scheduled a March 4 line-by-line review; Register of Deeds reported a smooth transition to the IQS system; Sheriff Lancaster said Central Square will go live end of March and a new patrol schedule effective March 8 will ensure a deputy is always on patrol.

Finance Director Patrick Dolan told commissioners that the first draft of the county’s budget is relatively flat compared with last year and that department heads completed initial meetings; a Commissioners’ budget meeting is scheduled for March 4 at 9:30 a.m. for detailed review.

Register of Deeds Tanya Belanger reported the office is on the 13th business day since implementing the new IQS program and described the transition as successful with excellent customer support. Sheriff Lancaster said the Central Square records management system is anticipated to go live at the end of March and described a planned patrol schedule change taking effect March 8 that will ensure a deputy is always on patrol; the sheriff said MOAs with the union for the trial period are being negotiated.