Commission approves budget amendments including $555,044 transfer to sheriff's data center and $1.6M Live Oak library repurpose

The Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved a set of budget amendments and a transfer in the capital improvement program on Tuesday, including establishment of a sheriff’s office data center and reallocation of library project funds.

The board approved requests to increase general fund revenue and expenditures for Henderson Golf Course operations by $150,000 and multiple small grant supplements in the multiple grant fund: three $4,000 supplemental awards from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for drug court, mental health grant and DUI court programs. In the capital improvement program fund, the board approved a transfer of $555,044 from contingency to establish the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office data center project and repurposed $1,600,000 previously allocated to the Live Oak Library HVAC project to instead fund roof and wall retention renovations at the Southwest Chatham Library.

Commissioners voted to approve the package; the transcript records the motion and that votes were cast but does not list a breakdown of yes/no tallies. The board also voted to accept the action calendar in its entirety earlier in the meeting.

These budget adjustments were presented on the action calendar and approved as part of the board’s consent/regular action process; the transcript does not show substantive debate or amendments to the listed dollar amounts.