Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 25-544, relating to the 2025/26 Budget; approving a transfer of budgeted contingency from non-departmental to County offices and departments within General Fund 002
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DEPARTMENT: Finance
ORIGINATOR: Jim Woodard
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Ken Klein 11/19/25
PURPOSE: To proportionally distribute a partial amount of the NonDepartmental contingency to represent 2026 COLA plus contingencies
BACKGROUND: The County Council adopted the 2025/26 Budget that included a non-departmental personnel cost contingency. A purpose of this contingency is to set aside funds to estimate COLA increases for general fund bargaining units. A budget transfer for 2025 was approved May 21, 2025, via Motion 25-216, which distributed $9,976,540 to all offices & departments. A budget transfer is necessary to distribute the remaining proportional COLA for 2026 in the amount of $20,172,514.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
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EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU |
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1ST 6 YRS |
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002.0169901104, Personnel Contingency |
($14,215,366) |
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002.0169902204, Benefit Contingency |
($5,957,148) |
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Various GF Dept/Office/Court DACs |
$ 20,172,514 |
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$ 0 |
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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 11/19/25)