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Rockingham County approves $2.6 million in bills, $847,085 Harvey warrant and nursing-home accounting transfer
Summary
At an abbreviated Oct. 15 meeting, the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners approved $2,605,829.16 in accounts payable, a separate $847,085.30 warrant to Harvey Construction Corporation and a line-item transfer to consolidate nursing-home equipment encumbrances into a new account code for Medicaid cost reporting.
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 15 approved $2,605,829.16 in accounts payable, authorized a separate warrant of $847,085.30 to Harvey Construction Corporation and approved a line-item transfer to move outstanding nursing-home encumbrances into a new equipment object code used for Medicaid cost reporting.
County commissioners said the accounts payable total included several large items: the first Sodexo invoice for fiscal 2026, a bed-tax (referred to in the meeting as “NFQA” or bed tax) payment of about $276,000, approximately $370,000 for a sheriff’s office replacement IMC system through Central Square, about $125,000 for wastewater treatment–related contingent grants, and nearly $200,000 for contracted medical services listed as “Grama Care.” Those items together accounted for the bulk of the total.
A separate warrant (T260430) payable to Harvey Construction Corporation for $847,085.30 was moved and approved on the board floor as recommended by county senior staff.
The board also approved a line-item transfer request dated Oct. 6, 2025, to move encumbered funds from legacy expendable accounts into new nursing-home equipment accounts. The transfer moves $15,001.85 from account 1170100-53501 to 1170100-53522; $1,316 from 11702000-53501 to 11702000-53522; and $19,000 from 170600-53501 to 170600-53522, for a total of $35,317.85. A staff member explained the bookkeeping change results from creating new object codes for fiscal 2026 so the nursing home can meet Medicaid cost-report capitalization practices; historically the county used the older 53501 expendable codes and had outstanding purchase orders remaining in those accounts.
All three measures were approved on voice votes with commissioners present voting in the affirmative. The meeting was abbreviated and several commissioners were not present; there were no public comments.
The actions complete routine fiscal housekeeping and payment authorizations the county indicated were tied to both one-time startup or inventory charges (Sodexo) and ongoing service and capital-related items (IMC replacement, wastewater contingencies, contracted medical services).
