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Finance committee asks departments to find 21% in cuts to 2026 budget draft
Summary
At its Oct. 7 meeting the Mercer County Finance Committee asked departments to rework the first draft of the 2026 budget and identify a 21% reduction target, and to review automation (restrictive) funds for possible savings.
The Mercer County Finance Committee reviewed a first draft of the 2026 budget and directed all departments to go back through their draft requests and identify reductions totaling about 21 percent. Committee members emphasized that departments should also scrutinize automation (restrictive) funds to find potential savings before the next round of review.
The discussion was informational; no formal cuts were adopted at the committee level. Committee members said the department rework is intended to create a more constrained levy and spending plan for board consideration in coming weeks.
