The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, June 9 unanimously adopted the county’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget, extending to expenditures of $10.9 billion through all of its funds of which $5,110,014,100 is to be spent through its general operating fund.
The county will appropriate $67,834,389 for community development and housing; $44,893,263 for libraries; a whopping $383,505,962 for behavioral health services; $320,668,375 on risk management, consisting primarily in purchasing insurance and settling existing lawsuits; $65,113,828 on its fleet of vehicles; $341,157,818 on the operation of its landfills and trash disposal; $983,934,382 in running the main campus of the county hospital in Colton known as the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center; another $37,135,625 in lease payments on county medical facilities; $204,273,691 constructing, maintaining and repairing streets, roads and highways; $962,650,876 on capital improvements; $28,134,903 on what is called business solutions development within the innovation and technology department; $71,524,010 on computer operations within the innovation and technology department; $38,691,060 on telecommunications services within the innovation and technology department; $5,465,968 on printing and $8,446,272 on mail and courier services.
County officials asserted that the budget covers the provision of “core services, preserving financial stability and positioning the county to navigate future fiscal and economic challenges.”
Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Dawn Rowe said, “Despite a challenging fiscal climate statewide, San Bernardino County is delivering a steady, common-sense budget that protects essential services and keeps our county financially strong for years to come.”