Five County AOG seeks revised contribution model to rebuild reserves

Jun 30, 2026

Five County AOG executive director told the commission the organization is operating with effectively zero reserves and proposed a new contribution split (counties 65%, cities 25%, school districts 15%) that would add about $400,000 annually to the AOG budget to build a multi-year reserve.

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Darren Bushman, executive director of the Five County Association of Governments, presented the AOG's services and financial status to the commission on June 30 and described a proposed contribution-change plan to build organizational reserves. Bushman said the AOG administers aging services, Medicaid-waiver functions, transportation planning, veterans services, CDBG and EDA access, and other regional programs; he stated the organization currently operates with "basically, 0 surplus revenue" and has no reserves to cover federal program interruptions.

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