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Quarterly budget report: county on track; staff seek $987,123 supplement for Developmental Disabilities fund
Summary
Strategy, Innovation & Finance reported first-quarter budget results largely in line with prior year; staff requested increasing the Developmental Disabilities Fund appropriation by $987,123 to match certified revenue.
Dan Conway and the county budget team presented the county’s first-quarter 2025 budget snapshot to the Board of County Commissioners and said overall revenues and expenditures were largely comparable to the same point last year.
Conway told commissioners that about 43% of property-tax and license revenue had been collected through March and that most departments’ spending patterns were similar to 2024 at this stage. He said salary spending was slightly lower due to vacancies, while capital and project spending typically ramps in the summer months. Conway identified several line-item timing differences in departments but reported no immediate fiscal concerns for the year.
Following the quarter report, Sherry Wilker, senior budget analyst, asked the board to approve a future consent‑calendar supplemental to increase the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Fund budget by $987,123. Wilker said the 2025 budget was initially set conservatively at about $12.3 million; the final certified levy produced revenue nearer $13.3 million and the requested increase would align budget to anticipated revenue. Wilker said services in the fund are provided through the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center (DDRC) contract and that DDRC reported being over budget for services.
Commissioners approved moving the DD fund increase to a consent item for formal adoption and asked staff to follow up with a brief on how the additional dollars would be used by DDRC.
Separately during budget discussions, commissioners debated restoring some community partner contract amounts reduced in 2024. Staff said they would analyze whether to supplement specific nonprofit contracts (including senior services, Boys & Girls Club and other NCAP-funded partners) back toward 2024 levels and provide options on funding sources and contract amendments. No final board decision on restoring those contracts was made at the briefing.
The quarter report and DD fund adjustment will proceed through standard supplemental and consent processes.
