Overview
Chenango County’s FY2025 adopted budget appropriates $113,536,021.56: County General $68,596,217.93, Social Services $26,928,887.11, County Road $14,776,252.02 and Road Machinery $3,234,664.50. Estimated revenues of $80,059,728.56 plus applied surplus of $1,023,230.61 plus real property taxes of $32,453,062.39 balance the budget exactly. The 2026 tentative budget shown for comparison totals $121,388,400.74.
At a glance
Headline budget — FY2025 Adopted vs. 2026 Tentative
Appropriations, FY2025 Adopted column — sums exactly.
| County General | $68,596,217.93 |
| Social Services | $26,928,887.11 |
| County Road | $14,776,252.02 |
| Road Machinery | $3,234,664.50 |
| Total appropriations, FY2025 Adopted | $113,536,021.56 |
Financing, FY2025 Adopted: estimated revenues $80,059,728.56 (County General $48,551,144.65; Social Services $14,520,898.00; County Road $13,753,021.41; Road Machinery $3,234,664.50) + applied surplus $1,023,230.61 (County Road) + real property taxes before chargebacks $32,453,062.39 = $113,536,021.56. After chargebacks the levy is $30,098,053.63. Comparison only: the 2026 Tentative column totals $121,388,400.74 in appropriations (+6.92%) with a tentative rate of $15.62 per $1,000 and a tentative taxable assessed value of $1,932,166,887.
Source: Chenango County 2026 Tentative Budget Book, 2025 Adopted vs. 2026 Tentative comparison.
Elected officials
| Board Chairman | Jeffrey B. Blanchard |
| County Treasurer | William C. Craine |
| Sheriff | Ernest R. Cutting Jr. |
| District Attorney | Michael D. Ferrarese |
| County Clerk | Brian F. Wessels |
| Clerk of the Board | Sheri Howe |
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Chenango County, 2026 Tentative Budget Book (2025 Adopted vs. 2026 Tentative comparison, as of November 6, 2025). 2026 Tentative Budget Book.
- Sum checks: appropriations exact ($113,536,021.56); financing exact ($80,059,728.56 + $1,023,230.61 + $32,453,062.39 = $113,536,021.56).
- What is not claimed: no FY2026 adopted figure is shown — the FY2026 adopted book was not retrieved; the 2026 Tentative column is comparison only.
- Jurisdiction palette: No verified New York jurisdiction palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a jurisdiction color.