Department
Finance
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
title
Presentation, review, and approval of October 21, 2026, Budget Soundings and Resolution.
body
Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
BOC assessment and approval of budget soundings request is required by the County’s budget resolution approved by the BOC.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
Commission Districts Affected
All Districts X
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Is this a purchasing item?
No
Summary & Background
The October 21, 2026 Soundings request is submitted for your review and approval. Below is a brief summary of each request and the related justification.
GENERAL FUND
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA: OPEN AND RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT
Amend the budget of Multiple Departments – (Page 3)
Funding is requested to increase funding for various departments to supplement the 2026 budget as a result of the personnel cost impact of the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA), Employer Medical Expense and Classification and Compensation changes approved by the BOC. Funds for these adjustments were included in the Non-Agency budget as part of the FY2026 adopted budget. This reserve in Non-Agency is to be used to supplement the budget for those departments that could not harvest sufficient salary savings throughout the year to cover the increase in costs for the remainder of fiscal year 2026.
The requested funding for this amendment is a not-to-exceed amount to be transferred from the reserves located in Non-Agency and earmarked in the 2026 adopted budget for this purpose. The transfer amount from Non-Agency totals $1,373,745. The departmental breakdown is as follows:
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Transfer funds from the Non-Agency Department to the Medical Exam...
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