Title
Vote to approve Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Amendments
Abstract
Introduction & Background: During the fiscal year, the budget must be amended as changing conditions warrant. The fiscal year 2025-2026 budget ordinance authorizes the County Manager to transfer funds within a department without limitation. The Manager may also transfer amounts of up to $5,000 between departments of the same fund and transfer amounts up to $50,000 from contingency with a memorandum report of such transfers to the Board. The Board must approve all other transfers.
Discussion & Analysis: The attached proposed amendments must be approved by the Board of Commissioners for Fiscal Year 2026.
The General Services budget is being increased by $20,973,451 for the Utility fund balance to be paid to TriRiver Water; $371,818 for Present Use Value rollbacks to be transferred to the Land Preservation Fund; $385,936 for Article 46 sales tax receipts in excess of budget for equal $128,645 transfers to the Recreation, Housing and Land Preservation reserves; $6,669 for transfer to the E911 fund for FY25 unallowed expenditures. The General Services budget is being increased by $28,007,848 for receipt of the 2025 LOBs Debt Refunding.
The Public Assistance budget is being increased by $1,303,439 for Cardinal(Vaya) LME/MCO funds received in prior fiscal years.
The Sustainability budget is being increased by $350,000 for receipt of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant.
The Non-Profit Pass Through Grants budget is being increased by $207,004 for receipt from the Rural Operating Assistance Program.
The Elections department budget is being decreased by $48,000 to reallocate the lease of space in the Platinum Building to current occupants, increasing Court Related Programs budget by $18,000, increasing Family Visitation Services budget by $18,000 and increasing Facilities Management budget by $12,000.
The General Services budget is unaffected by General Services use of contingency; $27,500 for Amendment #1 to the Space Needs Study and $67,695 for Bynum Tank work.
Budgetary Impact: The proposed amendments increase the General Fund by $51,606,165 and the appropriated fund balance by $23,041,313. General Fund use of contingency totals $95,195. Transfers between General Fund departments have no budgetary impact.
Recommendation/Motion: Motion to approve budget amendments as proposed by staff.