Union County commissioners adopted 2026-27 budget
By Garrett Christensen on Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
LA GRANDE – During a regular commission meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, the Union County Board of Commissioners officially approved Resolution 2026-07, adopting the Union County Budget and county property tax rate for fiscal year 2026-27. Total appropriations for the county budget are $69,672,232 dollars. The Permanent Rate Tax is set at $2.9668 per $1,000 of assessed value, and the Local Option Tax is set at $0.1200 per $1,000 of assessed value.
The full budget is broken down by category as follows:
- General Fund; $19,161,231
- Public Works Fund: $8,158,918
- Weed Fund: $711,644
- Project Fund: $977,500
- Parks Fund: $347,150
- Animal Control Fund: $162,467
- County Schools Fund: $389,500
- Commission on Children & Families Fund: $205,238
- Court Security Fund: $180,100
- Wind Project Fund: $500
- Special Transportation Fund: $1,145,250
- Community Corrections Fund: $3,404,763
- Crime Victim Fund: $199037
- Mera Fund: $290,738
- Inmate Welfare Fund: $16,900
- Sheriff Reserve Fund: $33,250
- National Forest Service Title III Funds: $706,578
- Arpa Funds: $815,000
- Economic Development Fund: $2,635,000
- Community Development Loan Fund: $413,150
- Watershed Fund: $704,467
- Agri Services Fund: $116,500
- Non-Medical Transport Fund: $30,000
- Human Services Program Fund: $7,749,688
- Medication Assessment Fund: $51,136
- 911 Fund: $2,421,500
- Opioid Settlement Fund: $605,000
- RAC Maintenance Fund: $60,100
- Law Library Fund: $74,950
- Drug Court Fund: $274,550
- Building Reserve Fund: $129,700
- Senior Center Maintenance Fund: $73,900
- County Fair Fund: $3,857,000
- Justice Court Fund: $474,000
- Clerk Equipment/A&T User Fund: $152,050
- Vehicle Reserve Fund: $134,600
- GIS Fund: $80,000
- Transit Hub Maintenance Fund: $81,400
- Communications System Fund: $526,568
- Buffalo Peak Golf Course: $793,085
- Dispute Resolution Fund: $248,463
- Surveyor Fund: $101,400
- Airport Capital Improvement Fund: $7,000,000
- Airport Operations Fund: $3,988,261
Commissioners also approved Resolution 2026-06, adopting $988,477 for the 2026-27 Union County Solid Waste District budget, and Resolution 2026-05, adopting $800,934 for the Union County 4-H District budget.
