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Supervisor Pagonis explained that the resolution is largely procedural: under the county’s revised Title 4, the finance director has authority to incorporate awarded grants into the budget without each award first appearing at the full board. Pagonis said the item formally records awards that have already been received and that the finance director will handle adding them to the county’s budget.

The motion on the resolution was made on the floor (motion recorded as by Supervisor Myron with a second by Supervisor Chilson in the meeting record) and, after a brief clarification, the board approved the resolution. Chair Coffey announced the recorded vote as 27 yes, 2 absent.

The resolution authorizes the finance director to process grant awards received in 2025 into the county budget under the delegation in the updated administrative code.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Eau Claire County - County Board of Supervisors - September 16, 2025 Part 2","oneSentenceSummary","Supervisors approved a resolution authorizing a 2025 budget amendment to record 2025 grant awards, donations and other revenue; finance director now has delegated authority under the new code to enter awards into the budget. Vote: 27–0–2.","taxTitle","Eau Claire County, Wisconsin","taxId",4139,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6471785,"Eau Claire County Board adopts fund balance policy with $15 million target; clarifies contingency separation for 2026",719,1327000,2046000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777546-0eb88b37ee4df1fd939e2f5dce907798&start=1327&end=2046","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777546-0eb88b37ee4df1fd939e2f5dce907798/thumbnail_1327000.jpg","/articles/6471785/Eau-Claire-County/Wisconsin/Eau-Claire-County-Board-adopts-fund-balance-policy-with-15-million-target-clarifies-contingency-separation-for-2026","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471785-fa498d2918d09576862d6a106a65ce3e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167300&Signature=L8TcyNB00assGAc-Yegvn-RBzbhqwryOXzy3HyuVqMwyRB0VScojEEzHj0cJHNS5wgLQa1wuVqWNc-yFEMmoD-8s50953RQl8t6srjVzdeM95WYn6ux0YvnGXFvlgVwErUqZD-0DqoUoAzr3zZV1CInGVz9if33jdEYeLFy-oZplt9lRHt8gYBmENVtmbHEWwGYwzZsC94xmeOspyCfXLShkSg74ferQaln9SoN5Wu-TDLqSMLNxjmwdfSCqr334~QsER6405Ohz3V-~CLTdOCj2~mcGYxo6m5PuyNY7c~cpp2o6wNh3iHCl~fLoniJevJF1-MUTtLgYpvb0aSWlmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors approved a fund balance policy that establishes a target unassigned fund balance—discussed by staff as $15,000,000—and clarifies how those reserves should be used. The board approved the resolution (identified on the agenda as 25-26/006) by a recorded vote of 27 yes, 2 absent.

Supervisor Pagonis explained that the policy was developed iteratively, beginning with text from Supervisor Zook and then refined with input from the finance director and county attorney. Pagonis said the county treasurer requested a $15,000,000 fund balance for cash-flow purposes and urged the board to finalize the policy to avoid ad hoc use of reserves. “She says it's necessary for cash flow,” Pagonis said of the treasurer’s recommendation, and he summarized the policy as intended to “avoid removing money from the fund balance” for routine shortfalls.

Supervisor Zook outlined the policy’s functions: to provide working capital, stabilize operations through revenue fluctuations, improve credit standing and set aside funds for future capital projects and pay-as-you-go needs. Director Szymanski confirmed that contingency, which historically had been part of fund balance, will be separated for the 2026 budget cycle; for 2025 contingency remained part of fund balance. In response to a question about tapping reserves for an urgent need (for example, a $600,000 SNAP-related shortfall), supervisors and staff said such requests would be reviewed by the finance director and referred to the Finance and Budget Committee; use of the unrestricted fund balance for budget amendments would still require a two-thirds board vote.

Supervisor Schneider asked how an urgent departmental need would be funded; staff said contingency or a budget amendment process would be used depending on timing and the year in question. After discussion, the board voted to adopt the fund balance policy by a roll-call vote of 27 yes, 2 absent.

The policy sets clearer rules for when fund balance may be used and aims to reduce what supporters described as past “habitual” draws on reserves. The board’s approval formalizes the target and procedures ahead of the next budget cycle.","Supervisors approved a fund balance policy that sets a target based on levy and local sales tax, formalizes purposes for the unassigned fund balance and separates contingency as a distinct item for 2026; the resolution passed 27–0–2.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6471789,"Eau Claire County Board rejects amendment to budget ordinance, adopts original ordinance",1105,140000,1245000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777546-0eb88b37ee4df1fd939e2f5dce907798&start=140&end=1245","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777546-0eb88b37ee4df1fd939e2f5dce907798/thumbnail_140000.jpg","/articles/6471789/Eau-Claire-County/Wisconsin/Eau-Claire-County-Board-rejects-amendment-to-budget-ordinance-adopts-original-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471789-f4fd7102bfa8f573db009e68f7189545/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167300&Signature=DPCdwfBFKwiFtg2Xbqdcuw4-Qy2WNzK7ZuMPg1KBg0SnTaOCHp1qMgiJEeGaqG3-KqwKlMGVWcZXPoRHbE84oeFXSxaY~1y2mUPy00VmdbSOm4OfFBDpalKowrn7valkKCGsGZ9IB3kTON4s6WSXByc6pVkK2p3SYvsxOk5L49xSOjo39RrZ8-eDJC~Xb~Ki3HgEzo-zFKjZHWmtDRh3Go9C2ryIudZkXR6wDYbYUqBhate~pcDLnDI6Y5qs9p3ZAy-MAlli7QE-ecbSj8US2U8qAF4iG3EFk356Y4oS3E82OeZqokV2tcmiaGQnlxnZ-imx7fP1OQfE1HkqccPEAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its meeting, the Eau Claire County Board of Supervisors debated and voted on an amendment to a budget ordinance that would have restored language allowing the finance committee to submit “amendments to the administrator’s budget” in two places of the code. The board rejected the amendment and then approved the original ordinance as presented.

Supervisor Schmoyer moved to amend Resolution 47 in two places — in section 2.04.485 (lines around 22) and in section 4.02.0.04 (lines 17–18) — to restore the prior wording so the committee’s submission would read as recommendations for “amendments to the administrator’s budget.” Supervisor Dunning seconded the motion to consider the amendment. Schmoyer told the board he wanted to “leave it as worded. Provide its recommendations to the county board,” restoring the earlier phrasing.

Opponents said the amendment would undercut the ordinance’s goal of giving the finance and budget committee a stronger, collaborative role in presenting a consolidated recommended column alongside the administrator’s recommended budget. Supervisor Pagonis argued that “the proposed amendment defeats the purpose of our revisions here,” saying the revisions were intended “for improved collaboration between the county administrator and the committee on finance and budget” and that reverting the language would return the process to piecemeal amendments. Director Szymanski explained the procedural difference between starting with the administrator’s recommended budget and starting with the committee’s recommended column, noting that if the board begins with the administrator’s budget, supervisors would need to propose amendments to move to the committee’s version.

After debate, the board recorded the amendment vote as 5 yes, 22 no, 2 absent; the chair announced, “the amendment does fail.” The board then proceeded to a vote on the original ordinance (File 22-25-26/047 as shown on the agenda). The board approved the original ordinance by a vote of 27 yes, 2 absent.

The ordinance vote resolves how the county’s budget documents will display the administrator’s recommended budget alongside the finance committee’s recommended changes. Supporters said the adopted format improves transparency by laying the numbers side by side so supervisors can see both the administrator’s figures and the committee’s recommended column; opponents of the amendment said restoring the older phrasing would reinstate a fragmented amendment process.

The board moved on after adopting the ordinance; no additional amendments to this item were adopted at the meeting.","County supervisors debated wording that would have restored language allowing 'amendments to the administrator's budget' in two sections of the budget ordinance. The amendment failed 5–22–2; the board then approved the original ordinance 27–0–2.","actionData","errors"]

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