County Budget & Financial Information

2026 Online Budget Book

• Browse by department, agency, and other parameters

• As part of this budget development process, all departments and funded not-for-profit agencies were asked to submit a budget outlining their maintenance of effort calculations (funding required to maintain existing programs and services) and enhancement requests (additional funds for new positions and/or programming).

• 2026 Adopted Budget PDF(PDF, 27MB)

• 2026 Line-Item Budget (PDF)(PDF, 731KB)

• 2026 Capital Budget Review 

2026 Recommended Budget Book (PDF)(PDF, 38MB)

• In the recommended budget, the county administrator delineates for each department which enhancement requests could be supported and which ones could not due to fiscal constraints.

• Departments and agencies can detail these requests during presentations to the Expanded Budget Committee (EBC), and they are for the legislature to consider when voting on the budget. Any increases to the recommended budget, if not offset by reductions in other areas, will result in a tax levy increase.

• Highlights of the 2026 recommended Tompkins County budget as prepared by the county administrator:

  • The proposed total property tax levy is $57 million, which is $2.5 million, or 4.5%, higher than in 2025.
  • If passed, this would result in a 4.5% tax levy increase and a $37 increase in the property tax bill for the owner of a median-priced ($300,000) home.
  • The recommended operating budget totals $240 million, with revenues comprising primarily of local property taxes (levy), sales tax receipts, and state and federal funding.

Expanded Budget Committee (EBC)

• Highlights of the EBC meetings, especially the voting sessions, focus on enhancement requests or significant changes proposed by departments, agencies, and legislators during the budget process. In addition to these discussions, the legislature can also add or reduce programs that are not included in the county administrator’s recommendation. 

• EBC meetings are livestreamed and can be attended in person. There is no privilege of the floor for the public during these meetings. Recordings are available after the meeting.

• Review the highlights of the Expanded Budget Committee meetings.

• Attend the public Budget Forum on September 30.

• Attend voting sessions of the Expanded Budget Committee scheduled for October 2, 6, and 8 at 5 pm in the Legislative Chambers, or view the livestream/recording.

2025 Tompkins County Annual Budget Process

• 2025 Adopted Line-Item Budget(PDF, 1MB)
• Adoption of 2025 Tompkins County Budget and 2025-2029 Tompkins County Capital Program(PDF)
• 2025 Adopted Budget(PDF, 1MB)
• American Rescue Plan Act Report

Tentative Budget 

• County Administrator's Message(PDF, 178KB)
• County Administrator's Presentation(PDF, 2MB)
• County Administrator Recommended Budget (PDF Version) (PDF, 46MB)
• Expanded Budget Committee Presentation Schedule(PDF)
• Capital Budget Presentation(PDF)
• Proposed Legislature Amendments (PDF, 437KB)

2024 Tompkins County Annual Budget Process

• County Administrator's Presentation(PDF, 975KB)
• Expanded Budget Committee Presentation Schedule(PDF, 122KB)
• Legislator Amendments(PDF, 360KB)
• 2024 Recommended Budget(PDF, 34MB)
• Certified Budget Resolution(PDF, 914KB)
• 2024 Adopted Budget(PDF, 34MB)
• 2024-Adopted-Line-Item-Budget.pdf(PDF, 1MB)

• County Administrator's 2023 Budget Message(PDF, 856KB)
• 2023 Adopted Budget(PDF, 10MB)
• 2023 Recommended Budget Book(PDF, 10MB)
• 2023 Line Item Budget(PDF, 3MB)
• Expanded Budget Committee Presentation Schedule(PDF, 514KB)
• County Administrator's Presentation Sept. 6, 2022(PDF, 807KB)
• Member Filed OTRs(PDF, 2MB)

• 2022 Adopted Budget(PDF, 9MB)
• 2022 Adopted Line-Item Version(PDF, 712KB)
• County Administrator's 2022 Budget Message(PDF, 289KB)
• 2022 Recommended Budget(PDF, 9MB)

• 2021 Adopted Budget(PDF, 11MB)
• 2021 Adopted Budget - Line-item Version(PDF, 1MB)
• Resolution Adopting the 2021 Budget(PDF, 43KB)
• County Administrator's 2021 Budget Message(PDF, 259KB)
• 2021 Recommended Budget(PDF, 13MB)

2021 Voting Results - Legislative Budget Process

• First Voting Meeting - Impact and Results(PDF, 757KB)
• Second Voting Meeting - Impact and Results(PDF, 767KB)
• Special Legislature Mtg on the Tentative Budget(PDF, 770KB)
• Final - All Adopted Amendments - Impact & Results(PDF, 688KB)

2021 Budget Presentations

• County Administrator's Budget Presentation(PDF, 2MB)

2021 Schedules

• Expanded Budget Committee Calendar(PDF, 31KB)
  EBC Department and Agency Schedule(PDF, 112KB)

2020 Primary Budget Documents

• 2020 Adopted Budget(PDF, 9MB)
• 2020 Recommended Budget(PDF, 10MB)
• 2020 Adopted Line-Item Budget(PDF, 3MB)
• 2020 County Administrator's Budget Message(PDF, 922KB)

2020 Voting Results - Legislative Budget Process

• 1st Voting Meeting(PDF, 1MB)
• 2nd Voting Meeting(PDF, 1MB)
• All Approved Amendments to Date(PDF, 379KB)

2020 Budget Presentations

• County Administrator's Budget Presentation(PDF, 2MB)

2020 Schedules

• Expanded Budget Committees(PDF, 63KB)
• EBC Voting Meetings(PDF, 66KB)
• Department and Agency Presentations(PDF, 88KB)

• 2019 Adopted Budget(PDF, 4MB)
• 2019 Adopted Budget Line-Items(PDF, 2MB)
• 2019 Recommended Budget(PDF, 5MB)
• 2019 Amendments to the Tentative Budget(PDF, 166KB)
• 2019 Budget Message from the County Administrator(PDF, 1MB)
• 2019 Recommended Budget Presentation(PDF, 3MB)
• 2019 Department/Agency Budget Presentation Schedule(PDF, 68KB)
• 2019 Expanded Budget Committee Meetings Calendar(PDF, 142KB)

• 2018 Recommended Budget Presentation(PDF, 473KB)
• 2018 Budget Message from the County Administrator(PDF, 802KB)
• 2018 Recommended Budget Document(PDF, 4MB)
• 2018 Amendments to the Tentative Budget(PDF, 111KB)
• 2018 Expanded Budget Committee Meetings Calendar(PDF, 30KB)
• 2018 Department/Agency Presentation Schedule(PDF, 30KB)
• 2018 Program Impact Assessment(PDF, 1MB)

• 2017 Recommended Budget Presentation(PDF, 436KB)
• 2017 Budget Message from the County Administrator(PDF, 261KB)
• 2017 Recommended Budget Document(PDF, 3MB)
• 2017 Amendments to the Tentative Budget(PDF, 105KB)
• 2017 Expanded Budget Committee Meetings Calendar(PDF, 22KB)
• 2017 Department/Agency Presentation Schedule(PDF, 86KB)
• 2017 Program Impact Assessment(PDF, 2MB)