HomeMy WebLinkAboutBUDGET DAY OCTOBER 13, 2026 BUDGET DAY 2027 BUDGET
CONVERSATION
WITH COMMISSIONERS IN CHAMBERS COMMUNICATION
COLLABORATION
October 13, 2026
a j Agenda
r 9am-12noon Your Turn
12noon-lpm Lunch Provided
• 1-4pm Budget Discussions,
I , Questions, Problem Solving
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Questions?
Judy Shepherd, Finance Director
360 385 9231
jfshepherdco.iefferson.wa.us
YOUR TURN
Who should attend? Answer These Questions
• Department Elected, Director, or Designee
• Only one person from each department or fund will
be permitted to attend. Headliner question:
Can I attend only part of the day? What keeps you awake at
• No. This meeting is strategically important for your night?
department and provides a valuable opportunity to
engage in critical discussions with the Choose one or more questions
commissioners. below:
What external factors most
How long will I have to speak to the likely most impact your
Commissioners? budget?
• Each department will have ten minutes to speak to
Where did your department
commissioners during the morning session and
address questions located in YOUR TURN over or underspend in 2025, or
• Visual presentations will not be available. what over or underspending
do you anticipate in 2026?
Why only ten minutes? How does your department
• Every department is a valued part of the county measure its effectiveness, and
organization. Limiting time ensures that each how is it performing against
representative has an equal opportunity to those measures?
participate and engage with the commissioners.