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County finance staff estimates $26.4 million in FY26 revenue; board presses assumptions on collections and one-time items
Summary
Finance staff (Miss Youssef) presented an FY26 revenue estimate of about $26.4 million, driven by local taxes (≈77%). The presentation detailed the methodology (tax levy history, collection rates, delinquent collections) and flagged key uncertainties — vehicle-license receipts, business-license growth and recognition of ARPA/broadband expenditures — which the board asked staff to refine at the next workshop.
County finance staff presented an FY26 revenue forecast and walked the board through line-by-line assumptions, collection history and sensitivity for major local revenue streams.
"I estimated 26,400,000," the presenter said, and described the composition she used: roughly 77% local funding (about $20.3 million), 18% state (about $4.8 million) and 5% federal (about $1.2 million). She explained adjustments from the FY25 numbers, the impact of one-time grants, and why recognition of expenditures (for example, ARPA-funded broadband work to date) can shift revenue between FY25 and FY26.
Board members questioned conservative assumptions in some lines (notably vehicle-license tax and business-license gross receipts). The presenter explained collection-pattern methodology (historical collection rates, delinquent recovery trends) and said she would continue updating estimates daily as new information arrives; several board members asked staff to reconcile FY25 receipts and confirm prior-year outside-agency payments before the next session.
The presenter also noted one-time items: an approximately $1.0 million COPS grant reimbursement (partially yet to be collected) and roughly $700,000 in ARPA/broadband spending recognized this fiscal year that could be accounted for as revenue in FY25. The board asked for clarified line-item backup and scheduled a follow-up workshop to finalize the revenue forecast ahead of departmental expenditure decisions.
