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Durham County Budget and Management

Current Fiscal Year Budget Summary

FY 2026-27 Current Fiscal Year Budget Summary 

 

What Is In FY 2026-27 Approved Budget:

Board Priority Increases:

  • Pre-K Support - $1.3 million
  • Public Safety - $1.4 million
  • Education - $14.8 million
  • Employee Support - $5.2 million 
  • Emergency Services - $1.2 million

Personnel: 

  • Paramedic - 10 FTEs
  • Human Services Clinical Counselor - 1 FTE
  • Risk Managment Analyst - 1 FTE

*Total Emplyees 2,347.95

Additional Budget Expansions:

  • Replacement Vehicles - $6,800,000
  • Food Security - $320,000
  • Violence Reduction - $250,000
  • Animal Shelter - $36,663
  • Detainee Behavioral Health - $695,757
  • Youth Grants - $500,000

Where Is Funding Spent:

  • Education - $263.3 million
  • Administration - $198.5 million
  • Culture & Recreation - $16.9 million
  • Public Safety - $94.4 million 
  • Human Services - $110.6 million
  • Economic & Physical Development - $10.4 million
  • Environmental Protection - $6.7 million 
  • Transportation & Other - $3.4 million