The Board of Supervisors on Aug. 19 approved a resolution authorizing $938,950.31 in county expenditures, including multiple construction payments and office furniture purchases.

The action came during the board’s consent resolutions when a county finance staff member told the board, “Our total bill payment today is $938,950.31.” The staff member provided a line-item breakdown and identified construction payments and furniture purchases among the largest disbursements.

Why it matters: The approved payments include multi-hundred-thousand-dollar draws on county building projects and large furnishings purchases that affect planned county facilities and the county budget in the current fiscal year.

The staff member said the board would pay $245,178.94 for work on the VA building and $221,690.13 to Peters for health department renovations. The board also approved a down payment of $125,653.99 for Pinecrest furniture and a roughly $100,000 payment for treasurer’s office furnishings. The staff member also reported a $2,993.38 payment out of a $60.40 fund and that “everything else appears to be in order today.”

Supervisors voted by roll call to approve the resolution. During the roll call several supervisors answered in the affirmative; the transcript records the roll as yes votes without a recorded dissent.

The board did not identify any follow-up steps tied to these payments in the public remarks recorded in the meeting.

The payments were acted on as part of the board’s consent business and did not receive separate debate or amendment at the meeting.

The board approved the minutes and other consent items before the payment resolution and then moved on with other agenda business.