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Commission approves first‑round FY25–26 budget adjustments subject to state final‑budget approval
Summary
Finance Director Roberta Gonzalez presented a list of carryovers and internal reallocations for FY25–26; commissioners approved adjustments but staff noted changes cannot be submitted to the Department of Finance and Administration until the state's final budget is approved.
Finance Director Roberta Gonzalez presented the first round of fiscal‑year 25–26 budget adjustments, including general‑fund reallocations, grant rollovers and internal transfers across multiple funds. Gonzalez told the commission the adjustments include previously approved moves (code enforcement and animal control to fire service, webmaster reclassification, DWI contract increases) and some carryovers from fiscal year closeouts; she said the state Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) has not approved the county's final budget, which prevents immediate state submission of the adjustments.
Gonzalez highlighted specific items: IT and detention center invoices rolled from prior year, a $5,000 computer request for the property valuation fund assessor, opioid‑fund contract increases, clean‑and‑beautiful grant rollovers, donated funds from Oxy, Chevron and ConocoPhillips in the fire donation fund, and pending rollovers for building construction and legislative funds that await year‑end closeout accounting. She said any adjustments approved by the commission will not be sent to the state until DFA approves the county's final budget.
The commission approved the adjustments on the record; staff will track state approvals and submit the package when DFA authorizes the county's final budget.
Why it matters: the adjustments align carryovers and grant closeouts with county accounting practices but remain contingent on state budget approval; departments with rollovers or reclassifications will implement approved changes once DFA permits submission and recording.
