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Commissioners weigh rollout of CAI budget software and optional budget narratives
Summary
Departments reported technical issues entering data into the CAI budget system; staff offered to enter revenues and a new budget narrative was made optional this year to avoid inconsistent public postings during an election year.
County staff and department heads discussed a new CAI budget-entry tool and concerns about timing and public presentation of a new budget narrative.
Departments reported technical errors with the system on some computers; staff told commissioners that revenues must still be entered centrally and offered to help departments enter their numbers. Rebecca, the HR contact, advised caution about public-facing budget narratives in an election year: several department heads said the requirement was late and could create inconsistent public impressions if some departments posted narratives and others did not.
The commissioners agreed to make the narrative optional for the current budget cycle and to collect submitted narratives in the budget binder for internal use and for the incoming clerk. Staff will continue to troubleshoot CAI installation issues and will coordinate with IT to get the remaining computers operational.
