County beginning budget formulation process

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. With the start of a new fiscal year a little more than three months away, county officials have already begun crunching the numbers in preparation for the formulation of the 2025-2026 budget year. At recent commission meetings, officials have been hearing budget requests and updates from department heads and Budget Officer Gus Rojas, the latter’s reports pertaining to the county’s general financial state and its expected revenues.  In his presentations, Rojas has informed commissioners that the county’s finances are relatively stable, noting at one point that with the grant reimbursement the county had received for debris removal from the