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Commissioners review FY26–27 budget; staff discusses 3–5% salary adjustments and service‑credit option
Summary
County finance staff presented preliminary FY26–27 budget numbers, including a projected tax-revenue increase (~$1.2M) and a general-fund excess of about $4.7M under current assumptions; staff outlined options for 3–5% across‑the‑board increases and retrospective service‑credit adjustments for tenured employees.
County finance staff updated the court on the FY26–27 budget process and said numbers remain preliminary pending certified values from the appraisal district; staff reported a projected increase in tax revenues that would reduce the shown deficit by about $1,200,000 and a general‑fund variance currently showing just over $4,700,000 under the assumptions shared. Staff advised the court that salary adjustments to align with the compensation plan had been included in updated backup materials and can be adjusted depending on the court’s direction.
Staff described several compensation options, including 3%, 4% or 5% across‑the‑board adjustments and an option to credit employees’ years of service retroactively through specified dates. "For the general fund, the numbers are provided...it is showing in excess of 4.7, just over $4,700,000," staff said when presenting the projection; staff also offered to calculate the cost of additional targeted increases (for example, a 10% law‑enforcement increase) if the court wanted to see the impact by fund.
