County commissioners approve $214,623 transfer to replenish sheriff’s radio room budget

The Board of County Commissioners voted to transfer $214,623 from the transfers capital account (52999001) to the sheriff's radio room account (5041400) to reimburse funds the sheriff advanced earlier this year for repairs to the telecommunicator console.

Commissioners said the console in the sheriff’s office was failing earlier in the year and the sheriff used department funds to pay for the replacement because the county had not yet appropriated money for the purchase. The transfer will restore the sheriff’s radio room line and end a negative balance in that account.

The transfer was described as a move from a general-fund transfer line that the board keeps available to move money into department budgets as needed; county staff clarified the capital improvement trust contains funds but the county must transfer money from a general-fund line to return funds to a department budget. The county also noted the transfer will reduce the amount later moved into the capital improvement trust by the same amount.

Motion and vote: A motion to transfer $214,623 from transfers capital account 52999001 to sheriff's radio room account 5041400 was made by the presiding commissioner and approved by roll call. Commissioners recorded as voting “yes” were Commissioner Tim Atkinson, Commissioner Jim Marlow and Commissioner Jim Rice.

The board did not attach new conditions to the transfer; staff said this action simply reimburses the sheriff’s office and clears the negative balance in the radio-room line.