# Finance/Administration Committee 2027 Budget Hearings, October 29, 2026


**Body:** Kenosha County
**Date:** October 28, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


Kenosha County Finance/Administration Committee 2027 budget hearing, October 29, 2026: The committee approved three initial resolutions authorizing general-obligation promissory-note borrowing for capital projects: $10.005 million for budgeted projects including roads and highways, $21.045 million for future highway projects, and a separate shoreline-project authorization described as $15 million. These resolutions establish borrowing authority, not an immediate debt sale; the county expects to refine project needs and borrowing amounts in a later set-sale resolution, with a potential 2027 financing plan of about $37.4 million. The multi-year model estimated $37.3 million in 2027 capital projects and a $22.295 million 2027 debt-service levy. Staff noted that project estimates may change after engineering and bids are received. No vendor selection or bid award was reported.

The committee also amended and approved the budget resolution. The amendment included a 1% midpoint increase in 2027 for employees with at least 20 years in their current position, and the resolution included a provision to seek county board approval to redirect $1.5 million previously borrowed for the South Pike River project to shoreline restoration if that project does not proceed. Another added requirement calls for a report by the end of the third quarter on alternative ways to fund traffic-safety work. The committee also reviewed updates to purchasing-ordinance language, but no specific purchasing award was made.

**Source:** Kenosha County