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Committee approves year‑end budget cleanup for DSS and transfers position to Office for the Aging
Summary
The committee approved year‑end transfers for the Department of Social Services and the reclassification/transfer of a full‑time equivalent from DSS to the County Office for the Aging after new funding.
Tompkins County’s Budget, Capital and Personnel Committee approved a pair of year‑end budget adjustments for the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the County Office for the Aging (COFA) during its May 8 meeting.
Finance staff described the DSS item as a year‑end cleanup: the department reported a deficit driven by higher daycare and foster‑care costs for 2024, and the adjustment was presented to cover those shortfalls. The committee approved the transfer by unanimous voice vote.
Separately, the committee approved moving a full‑time equivalent (FTE) and associated budget from DSS to COFA. Staff said COFA had received new funding that made it appropriate to place the position in COFA’s budget; the move reflects a bookkeeping transfer rather than a physical move of the employee and aligns budgets with funding sources.
The nut graf: both items were presented as routine fiscal housekeeping — a year‑end deficit adjustment for DSS and an internal transfer of an FTE to align funding with the department performing the work. The motions passed without recorded opposition.
Ending: Both adjustments aim to align department budgets with actual 2024 expenditures and new 2025 funding; finance staff will reflect the changes in year‑end accounting and budget documents.
