MODESTO — Stanislaus County is in a solid financial position right now, but “is crawling out further and further on a limb,” according to CEO Jody Hayes.
Hayes spoke during the Board of Supervisors’ consideration of the 2026 budget on Tuesday. He said that risk is tempered with the knowledge that revenues could come in higher than expected and expenditures lower.
“Our revenues are really flattening out,” said Hayes. “That’s not an optimal starting place for us after many years of revenue growth. It’s also not unexpected that after all those years we’re going to see a flattening out. And that’s what’s occurring at the start of this budget. It also reflects what you might see in the larger economy.”…