Washington County presents seven-item fall supplemental budget; vote scheduled for regular session

Washington County staff on Wednesday reviewed a seven-item fall supplemental budget package that county finance officials said they will present for a vote in the board’s regular session later the same day.

The briefing laid out grants, staffing corrections and debt-service entries that county staff say are needed to align revenues and expenses after state and federal funding changes and to close several year‑end accounts.

John Starn, the county’s chief financial officer, told commissioners that the county is trying to “levelize the budget” as revenues change and that the supplemental package reflects corrections and new entries needed before the fiscal year proceeds. “We have been trying to levelize the budget,” Starn said.

The package the county described to the board included:

- A $40,000 state Homeland Security grant to develop an active‑shooter emergency action plan and provide training countywide; the Multi‑Department Emergency Preparedness Safety and Security Team will manage the effort and training will be offered to all county…