Snohomish County budget shortfall could top $26 million
EVERETT — Snohomish County is weighing a hiring freeze and other belt-tightening as officials grapple with an impending revenue shortfall that could exceed $26 million.
The county’s roughly $260 million general fund budget may need to be slashed by 10% or more to offset the financial blows of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Friday news release from the county.
“These are unique times, and they call for preemptive action on the part of Snohomish County,” county Executive Dave Somers said in a statement. “With so many people thrust out of work and many industries shutting down, we cannot have business-as-usual in the county.”
A budget analysis pegged the fiscal impact of the crisis at $24 million — the equivalent of pay and benefits for about 220 county employees.
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