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Board accepts $930,540 budget amendment as staff warns FY27 could require cuts
Summary
The board accepted budget amendment No. 4 totaling $930,540, bringing the amended budget to $142,901,101; county staff and supervisors warned FY27 may face heavy cuts due to rising insurance and constrained revenues.
County staff presented budget amendment number 4 in the amount of $930,540, noting the amended total budget would be $142,901,101. The committee reported that most changes reflected new grant awards and some transfers. The committee recommended the board accept the amendment as presented and the full board approved the committee recommendation unanimously. "County administrator Sean Hunt presented budget amendment number 4 in the amount of 930 $930,540 for a total amended budget of $142,901,101," the committee report said.
During supervisor comment time, members also discussed preliminary FY27 budget concerns. The Chair warned that health insurance costs are rising sharply: "Just in case you have heard it, our health insurance cost is up 25% this coming year." Several supervisors observed that rising insurance and other expenditures could require significant cuts in the coming budget year and asked staff to return with draft proposals and options for balancing the budget.
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