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El Dorado County Unveils $1.04 Billion Budget Proposal, Prioritizes Savings and Critical Services

Residents urged to weigh in during June 24 board meeting as county sharpens fiscal stance

Cris Alarcon by Cris Alarcon
June 14, 2025
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El Dorado County Unveils $1.04 Billion Budget Proposal, Prioritizes Savings and Critical Services

El Dorado County FY 2025–26 Recommended Budget

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By Cris Alarcon, InEDC Writer. (June 14, 2025)

Key Facts & Timeline

  • Budget hearing: June 10, 2025, with final board action expected June 24 ahead of the formal adoption in September 2025

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  • Total Recommended: $1.04 billion for all Governmental Funds, down $70.2 million (6%) from FY 2024–25

  • General Fund: $409.9 million, an 8.2% decrease from last fiscal year’s $446.5 million

Budget Context & Drivers

  • Conservative economic outlook constrained by weaker fund balances and delayed capital projects

  • $4.9 million channeled to road maintenance and increased reserves for IT infrastructure ($1 million) and disaster readiness ($142,000)

  • Noteworthy is a $1.5 million set‐aside for the Spring Street facility replacement

Staffing & Service Impacts

  • Workforce: Reduction of 40.2 FTEs (11 filled), marking the first staffing cuts since FY 2017–18

  • County officials caution that further reductions could be necessary if revenue trends don’t improve.

Stakeholder Voices

Chief Administrative Officer Tiffany Schmid highlighted the county’s balanced approach:

“This budget is balanced, meets State requirements, and fully funds the General Fund Contingency… and General Reserve.” 
Schmid also noted the difficult decision to cut positions:
“The decision to reduce our workforce is not taken lightly.”

Context & Comparisons

  • This mid‑single-digit contraction follows several mild contractions; FY 2024–25 saw a 3% increase but FY 2025–26 is a corrective adjustment .

  • Reserves remain solid: $7.85 million in contingency and $13 million in General Reserve are maintained

Public Engagement & Next Steps

  • Hearing: June 24, 2025 — final board review before adoption eldoradocounty.ca.gov.

  • Residents may email feedback to edccao@edcgov.us.

  • A Budget Ad Hoc committee will begin developing reductions and a retirement incentive strategy for FY 2026–27, as directed by the board on April 8


Public Engagement

Attend: Final budget hearing — June 24, 2025
Email input to: edccao@edcgov.us


Source: https://www.eldoradocounty.ca.gov/County-Government/County-Departments/Chief-Administrative-Office/Budget-Information/Fiscal-Year-2025-2026-Recommended-Budget

Cris Alarcon

Cris Alarcon

Former Member: Executive Board of Directors, Treasurer, Boys & Girl Club of El Dorado County Western Slope. - Former Member: Board of Directors, Treasurer, Food Bank of El Dorado County. - Opening Team Dealer at Red Hawk Casino - Retried EDC Elections Department Inspector. - Youngest Charter Member of the Hangtown Kennel Club. - Political Strategist and Campaign Manager.

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