County officials warn SNAP and LTSS cost shifts could force steep levy increases
Summary
Commissioners and staff urged urgent statewide engagement after staff modeling showed statutory cost‑shift scenarios for SNAP and LTSS could raise the county levy into the high single digits or double digits if absorbed in a single year.
County presenters and commissioners spent substantial time on the potential fiscal effects of two state policy shifts: SNAP administrative cuts and a proposed LTSS (long-term services and supports) county cost share. Staff modelling indicated that under current statute the combined shifts would raise the preliminary levy scenario to roughly 8.71% for 2027 and could approach or exceed 10% if the county had to absorb multiple shifts in a single year.
Commissioners framed the issue as both fiscal and political, urging coordinated outreach to gubernatorial and legislative candidates during the campaign season. One commissioner told colleagues that counties must "be ready to talk to that" and make the case to legislators that shifting program costs to counties is unsustainable. AMC representatives attending the meeting echoed the message, calling LTSS and SNAP among their top near‑term asks of the next legislature and governor.
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