Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Presentation and Submission of Advisory Report from the Fiscal Sustainability Taskforce
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DEPARTMENT: Executive Office
ORIGINATOR: Kara Main-Hester
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Tom Teigen 2/20/26
PURPOSE: File a report with Council
BACKGROUND: The County Executive convened the Fiscal Sustainability Task Force in 2025 to build a shared understanding of long-term fiscal pressures and explore potential strategies. Members represented labor, business, housing, education, law and justice, and community organizations. The Task Force’s charge was advisory. Members worked to understand long-term revenue and cost dynamics impacting the county; explore a range of near, medium, and long-term strategies; identify areas of alignment, uncertainty, and tradeoffs; and inform decisions by County leadership. This report provides the findings of the taskforce.
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DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: Click or tap here to enter text.
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: Reviewed/approved by Finance - Nathan Kennedy 2/20/26