Overview
The Kenai Peninsula Borough’s FY2026 General Fund appropriation, as amended on June 17, 2025, is $108,549,711 — about $4.7 million above the roughly $103.8 million presented before amendment, with the increase going to the local school contribution. Schools dominate the General Fund: $62,359,080 goes to the school district for operations and in-kind services, plus $4,948,328 to school debt service, together $67,307,408, or about 62% of the General Fund. The borough’s own general government operations are $22,647,635. Beyond the General Fund, the ordinance appropriates the borough’s service areas separately — Central Emergency Service Area alone is $15,055,545 — and those service-area figures are not part of the $108,549,711.
Source: Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance 2025-19, As Amended (enacted June 17, 2025).
At a glance
Revenue
Ordinance 2025-19, Section 2, as amended — General Fund appropriation for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. The lines re-add exactly to the as-amended total.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| General government operations | $22,647,635 |
| Transfer to school district — operations & in-kind services | $62,359,080 |
| Transfer to school debt service | $4,948,328 |
| Transfer to special revenue — Solid Waste | $11,485,368 |
| Transfer to special revenue — Post-Secondary Education | $999,300 |
| Transfer to special revenue — 911 Communications Fund | $150,000 |
| Transfer to special revenue — Eastern Peninsula Highway ESA | $310,000 |
| Transfer to capital projects — School Revenue | $4,100,000 |
| Transfer to capital projects — General Government | $150,000 |
| Transfer to capital projects — Solid Waste | $1,400,000 |
| Total General Fund appropriation, as amended | $108,549,711 |
Spending
Ordinance 2025-19, Section 3 — the local contribution to the School Fund, which is the same $62,359,080 transferred in Section 2, broken into its statutory components. Section 5 service-area appropriations are listed separately below and are NOT part of the General Fund total.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Local effort | $46,878,229 |
| Maintenance | $9,688,754 |
| School district utilities | $81,600 |
| School district insurance | $5,398,898 |
| School district audit | $166,908 |
| Custodial services | $144,691 |
| Total local contribution per AS 14.17.410 | $62,359,080 |
Largest service-area appropriations (Section 5, separate funds, not in the General Fund total): Central Emergency Service Area $15,055,545; Kenai Peninsula Borough Road Service Area $9,966,784; Nikiski Fire Service Area $7,656,509; Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area $4,904,340; 911 Communications $4,270,999; Western Emergency Service Area $3,282,481; North Peninsula Recreation Service Area $3,110,583; South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area (Operations) $2,600,847; Kachemak Emergency Service Area $2,359,380; Land Trust $2,005,310.
Disclosure — as-presented vs. as-amended: the approximately $103.8 million General Fund figure discussed before the June 17 vote was the pre-amendment presentation. The Johnson amendment raised the local contribution lines in Sections 2 and 3, and the enacted ordinance appropriates $108,549,711. Only the as-amended figures appear in the tables above.
Sources & notes
- Source used: Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance 2025-19, appropriating funds for fiscal year 2026, enacted as amended June 17, 2025, 8–1 Read the source document.
- Sum checks: Section 2 lines re-add exactly to $108,549,711; Section 3 components re-add exactly to the $62,359,080 local contribution; school operations $62,359,080 + school debt service $4,948,328 = $67,307,408.
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