Agenda 02-17-2026; 8-e - Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment #7

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4 to provide rapid environmental health services in disaster-affected areas. It is hopeful that other counties and regions will adopt this initiative to create similar teams across the state. The service period for this grant will be January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026. This amendment provides for the receipt of these funds in the General Fund. ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: • GOAL 2: HEALTHY COMMUNITY OBJECTIVE 2. Expand access to quality, affordable healthcare services. (e.g., Crisis Diversion facility, Medicaid expansion, crisis response, healthy living campaign). OBJECTIVE 3. Provide social safety net programming and the resources needed for our most vulnerable community members. OBJECTIVE 5. Invest in, support, train, and retain our community safety, health, and emergency services employees and direct care workforce. OBJECTIVE 6. Provide sustainable, equitable, and high-quality community safety and emergency services to meet the community's evolving needs. OBJECTIVE 7. Invest in services and programs that improve the health and quality of life of the community (e.g., recreation and public open spaces, arts, etc.) Fire Districts 8. The County has a contract with the various volunteer fire departments that provide services for the unincorporated parts of the county. In that agreement, all districts must conduct independent audits of their own financials, and the County will contribute up to $8,500 to offset the cost of the audits. More districts have charged their audit costs to the County, and this amendment appropriates $36,500 from General Fund fund balance to cover that expense. 9. The White Cross Fire Department has requested $20,000 from its Fund Balance to replace an unrepairable Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) compressor. This compressor provides breathable air to portable air tanks used in firefighting. This amendment will leave $12,000 in White Cross' unassigned Fund Balance. ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: • GOAL 2: HEALTHY COMMUNITY OBJECTIVE 6. Provide sustainable, equitable, and high-quality community safety and emergency services to meet the community's evolving needs. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of this budget amendment will increase the budget authorization of the General Fund by $159,011, Multi-Year Grant Fund by $79,552, Fire District Funds by $20,000, Community Development Fund by $44,187, and the DSS Client Fund by $19,739. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the budget, grant, and capital project ordinance amendments for Fiscal Year 2025-26.