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ES..ip ryf S' L , • �,�y Kittitas CountyBudget OverviewBUDGET INBRIEF KITTTTAS CDUNTS' i The 2026 Countywide expense budget is $164MM. The Budget was formally adopted via Resolution 2025-XXX which also reflects an additional $4.8MM of internal "transfers-out", with offsetting internal "transfers-in". The $26MM expense increase over 2025 is comprised primarily of funding for one time capital construction expenditures including: County Broadband, Correctional Facility Renovation, Event Center Grandstands Replacement, and Upper County EOC/SAR. When expenses exceed revenues, the "imbalance" is reconciled by spending from accumulated fund balances, or "savings". This reconciliation is comprised of both planned expenditures from savings accumulated over time for a specific purpose, and unplanned deficits that must be mitigated to ensure sustainability. Reference slides 15-17 for information on accumulated fund balances. Adopted Budget ($Millions) *The difference between budgeted and actual surplus/ 2023 2024 2025 2026 (deficits) is due to a variety of factors such as revenues exceeding County estimates, expense savings such as Expense $102 MM $126 MM $138 MM $164 MIS personnel vacancies, revised project costs and timelines, Revenue $87.3 MM $108 MM $119 MM $144 MM deferred capital expenses, and unexpected or one-time state/federal grant revenues. Net Budget ($14.6 MM) ($17.7 MM) ($18.6 MM) ($19.4 MM) Net Actual $15.5 MM $16.4 MM TBD TBD NOTICE:A11 document- . -red, owned, used, or retained by the Kittitas CountyAuditor's Office are public records and may be subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act(RCW 42.56)