FY2026-27 County Budget

At a glance

What: the FY2026-27 budget was adopted in June 2026 (public hearing May 19; workshops May 21 and 28). Property tax revaluation and school funding continue as themes. Details not yet read.

Amendment to the FY27 budget ordinance: FY26 Article 46 sales tax came in at $21,021,665.86 against $19,741,068 budgeted, so $1,280,597.86 goes to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools as a lump sum for supplements for everyone on the teacher pay scale; the schools distribute any charter share. Staff said the board expects it to be reserved for supplements and need not be paid out immediately.
Same meeting: $4,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield grant for Cribs for Kids (Public Health).

FY2025-26 budget ordinance amendment to correct revenue and expenditure treatment for shared city and county services (figures in the report include $341,909, $1,737,173 and $2,079,082).
FY2026-27 amendments: prior-year Fleet subfund residual balances ($833,586); State Bureau of Investigation funding for the Local Law Enforcement Bonus Program ($523,718.64); NC DHHS funds ($800,000 and $50,000 figures in the report).
Figures were extracted from the agenda item reports; check the agenda before relying on any one.

About 10 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-15 - Board of County Commissioners	8
2026-10-12 - Board of County Commissioners Briefing	2

2026-10-29 - Board of County Commissioners Meeting - Agenda lists four budget amendments (items 12 to 15, above); previewed at 2026-10-26 - Board of County Commissioners Briefing. Outcome not yet recorded.
2026-10-15 - Board of County Commissioners - Board unanimously appropriated $1,280,597.86 of FY2026 Article 46 sales tax revenue above budget to WSFCS for teacher supplements; Sarah Gerard urged prioritizing local safety-net funding in public comment.
2026-10-12 - Board of County Commissioners Briefing - Briefing on two FY27 budget amendments. Kyle Wolf (budget director) explained the Article 46 quarter-cent sales tax (levied since July 1, 2020, all passed to the school system for teacher supplements): FY26 actual $21,021,665.86 vs $19,741,068 budgeted, so $1,280,597.86 goes to the schools. Public Health's $4,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield grant for Cribs for Kids safe sleep (about 50 pack and plays). No questions.
2026-10-21 - Page created from public town materials and news coverage (retrieved 2026-10-21); no meeting transcript processed yet.
2026-08-27 - Board of County Commissioners - Unanimous FY27 amendments: $100,939 adoption promotion funds, $40,000 to Forsyth Tech, $860,461 added for Walkertown Fire Department in the fire tax district, and removal of a duplicated $2.5 million capital transfer (from auto-captions).