Officials outline timeline: DLGF certification, year-end reconciliation, funds available in 2027

Apr 28, 2026

County officials told commissioners the budget and levy-setting process will proceed after a comprehensive financial plan is received, with certification to DLGF in early October, a year-end reconciliation of final numbers, and funds becoming available in January 2027.

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County leaders walked through the administrative timeline for setting the effective levy: the comprehensive financial plan from Baker Tilly will inform council and commissioners, the board must certify budgets with the DLGF (the speaker referenced early October certification), and a late-year reconciliation (the 1782 process referenced at the hearing) produces final numbers that could require last-minute adjustments.

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