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06/10/2025 MINUTES 1 <br /> <br />the importance of accurate estimating and practices to avoid; review <br />of general fund departments and why the general fund is a good <br />barometer for forecasting and estimating; review of the 2024 Budget <br />General Fund with the 2024 adopted budget vs. actual; review of the <br />expense to revenue trend for the General Fund; 2024 revenues, taxes <br />and sales tax growth rate comparisons from 2022 – 2024; 2024 goods <br />and services revenue as well as 2024 miscellaneous revenue; 2024 <br />general fund expense rates of growth; review of personnel expense <br />and impact of Union negotiations; review expense to revenue trend <br />general fund; 2025 revenue trend sales taxes; Fund Balance Policy – <br />unrestricted General Fund; personnel expense General Fund and <br />corrective actions; expense to revenue trend; structural deficit; <br />pro forma; net zero budget – General Fund; net zero General Fund and <br />what it would look like; capital expenditure; maintenance deferral; <br />2022 – 2024 facility expense; review of admin buildings average <br />annual expense; review current maintenance deferral; review of <br />building condition assessments and then an overview of the Budget <br />Workbooks to be used for the 2026 budget. <br /> <br />There was a breakout session for budget “families” to get into <br />groups and look at innovative ways for new revenue streams to be <br />explored; how to leverage technology to streamline operations; cross <br />departmental collaboration; opportunities to prioritize and <br />reallocate existing budget resources; upcoming administrative or <br />regulatory requirements that could impact the budget and ways to <br />proactively minimize their financial impact. <br /> <br />Bryan Elliott, Auditor, thanked everyone for attending and welcomed <br />feedback. <br /> <br />The meeting was concluded at 11:19 a.m. <br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mandy Buchholz Laura Osiadacz, Chairman <br />