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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 $1,970,419 to transfer funds to the Capital Reserve fund per the fund balance policy.
The Fire Services budget is being increased by $65,624 for a total loss vehicle replacement.
The General Services contingency budget is being decreased by $128,500 to increase the Emergency Communications budget by $53,500 for additional communications and capital outlay, and to increase General Services contracted services budget by $75,000 for the Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Pittsboro for the downtown project environmental impacts study.
The General Services budget is being reduced by $741,333 for the annual capital maintenance and repair program and planned AV upgrades increasing the Management Information Systems budget by $242,986 and the Facilities Management budget by $498,347.
The General Services budget for other board approved expenses is being reduced by $9,505 to increase capital outlay for land by $9,505 to record two land parcels retained after the utility merger with TriRiver.
The Emergency Communications budget is being reduced by $63,300 to increase the Emergency Management budget by $63,300 to adjust for fiscal year division changes in salary allocation.
The Parks and Recreation budget for recreation programs grants to ...
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