At its Oct. 14 meeting, Middlebury’s Board of Finance heard that September revenues are generally on track, property-tax collections reached $22.5 million (about 44% of budget) and one-time municipal assistance of $33,414 arrived — but insurance costs could exceed budget by roughly $120,000.

Rock County health staff told the board revenues are generally above the nine-month expectation and cited strong lab water-testing and vaccine clinic revenues; the department expects a $55,002.22 increase in 2027 revenues and reported tax levy covers about 63% of its funding.

The Office of the County Auditor reported it closed six recommendations since Oct. 2025 and has 10 open items as of May 2026; one open recommendation tied to an October 23, 2015 revenue-process audit (collections/traffic tickets) prompted the auditor to initiate a new audit for an update to the board later this year.

CFO Tim McGauthy told the committee that FY26 revenues finished at about 101% of budget and expenditures at 94%, noting a plan to sign $36 million in BANs and $10.5 million in 10‑year bonds; he highlighted snow costs and the need to rebuild enterprise reserves.

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City finance staff told council the general fund is tracking to plan (revenues ~32% of budget) with an estimated year-end balance above reserve targets; sales tax projections rose after adjusting for a February audit correction, but staff flagged below-budget interest revenue and asked for continued monitoring of enterprise fund variances.

Staff told the Arlington County Board BPOL revenues are tracking to the $96.2M target, presented tax‑rate options and PPTRA scenarios (members favored a two‑step approach), and flagged WMATA funding uncertainty while reporting a $1.4M lien recovery and $1.2M proposed buyout contingency.

Finance Director Chris presented preliminary financials through June 30, 2026: general fund revenues are roughly on budget at $11 million; ambulance revenues exceeded expectations at about $1.2 million; GEMT receipts remain uncertain due to federal disruptions.

The House Appropriations Committee launched a series of FY27 budget hearings reviewing the executive budget (HB 1). Presenters warned of declining revenues tied to tax dedication changes and conservative REC forecasts while the inspector general described nearly $1 billion in recurring savings identified across state programs.

Commissioners reported unexpected declines in the county's local fuel-tax receipts and said auditors are investigating a roughly $100,000 shortfall; commissioners proposed comparing municipal audits to county records to find discrepancies.