Izzy Weinholtz presented the county weed-control budget portion funded from the general fund and said the general-fund request for 2026 is roughly the same as last year, with some increases for fuel and utilities.

Weinholtz said the department relies on trucks for projects that can be three to four hours of driving and that mileage and truck use are often reimbursed through grant funds. She said she has eliminated or shifted professional and technical services costs to grant funding where possible.

Weinholtz provided an estimate of $148,070 in grant reimbursements for 2026, which she said equates to about 40.91% of the department's overall budget. She said the general-fund request is $213,902, about $5,000 less than last year's request, with an overall department budget of roughly $361,000. Weinholtz said grant reimbursements are based on current grants that end in 2026 and projected grants that begin later in the year; she described the figure as an estimate grounded in past usage.

She also described staffing and benefits that are partially grant-funded and noted a discussion about planned unpaid leave periods during slow work cycles as a possible way to reduce general-fund personnel costs. Board members thanked her for pursuing grants and for the budget narrative and line-item detail that supports transparency.

No formal vote was taken; board members praised the department's use of external grants to offset county general-fund costs.