Douglas County staff propose $55.1 million in 2026 budget additions
The proposed supplement includes $3 million for summer food benefits, $345,000 for co-responder services and $1.7 million for local road-project design. Commissioners were scheduled to consider it Nov. 10.
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Douglas County staff are recommending $55.1 million in supplemental appropriations for the county’s 2026 budget, including $3 million for additional summer food benefits, $345,000 for mental-health co-responder services and $1.7 million for design work on local improvement district projects. The Board of County Commissioners was scheduled to consider the proposal Nov. 10.
The staff recommendation and budget summary put the proposed supplement at $55,085,094. If adopted, it would bring the stated 2026 budget to $823,817,266. The county says supplemental appropriations to date total $173,042,799, a 26.6% increase over the adopted budget; that figure includes prior supplements and is not attributable to this proposal alone.
The detailed appropriation schedule allocates $3 million in federal funding for additional Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments to eligible families with school-age children receiving food assistance. The $345,000 for co-responder services would come from new state grant revenue. The $1.7 million for engineering and design on active local improvement district projects would be transferred from the Road and Bridge Fund.
Among the largest fund-level requests are $11.5 million for the American Rescue Plan Act Fund, $9 million for the Road Sales & Use Tax Fund and $6 million for the General Fund. The schedule lists appropriations across 16 funds.