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 employees. (State grant amount: $40,000.)

- Authorization in human resources to carry forward contingency funds for a countywide classification and compensation study (amount not specified in the briefing).

- Public‑safety adjustments to reflect reduced state community corrections funding. Staff said the change removed funding for positions that had already ended and led to a net correction that ended 11 full‑time equivalent positions and produced four layoffs; staff also said one correction removes double‑counted job‑share positions so the entry totals a 13‑FTE adjustment across the package.

- A juvenile services entry to cover use of Marion County’s detention facility from July 1 to Aug. 6, an unbudgeted early‑fiscal‑year expense that staff said nonetheless reduced overall costs in the long run and that previously saved nearly $900,000 in the county’s juvenile budget position.

- A closing entry related to the West Slope Library account after the library transitioned services to the Garden Home Community Association (amounts not specified).

- A transfer from the Lottery Fund to assessment and taxation to manage the transition of the 5 Oaks Museum collection after Washington County terminated its agreement with the museum in April; staff said the collection review revealed encumbrances, ownership questions, historical records work and OSHA compliance issues (amount not specified).

- A debt‑service entry for recently issued full faith and credit obligation bonds for NISTIP. Staff said the debt‑service payments added to the budget total roughly $12,000,000, with about $2,500,000 due in December and roughly $9,500,000 due June 1.

Chair (Board of Commissioners) praised county staff for their work under “layers of uncertainty” tied to threatened federal and state funding changes, calling staff “extraordinary” for the diligence and discipline shown in budget preparation. County staff specifically recognized the leadership of Marnie Kyle for tracking federal and state impacts on services.

County staff emphasized this briefing was informational: the board was scheduled to consider the supplemental request formally in the regular session later that day. No formal vote on the supplemental package was recorded during the work session briefing.

If approved in the regular session, the supplemental entries will be incorporated into the county’s fiscal records and will be reflected in the county’s updated chart of accounts later this year, staff said. The county also said it expects to return in December with a supplemental that implements the new chart of accounts and to offer two more opportunities for departmental supplemental requests before year end.

Commissioners asked for clarifications during the briefing on timing, which items included revenue removals versus expense corrections, and the specific FTE impacts. Staff said detailed line‑item references are in the budget book and provided page numbers tied to the adopted budget for viewers who want program‑level information.

The board did not take a vote during the work session; staff said the supplemental would be on the regular meeting agenda for action later in the day.