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Board approves mortgage tax apportionment, insurance payments and county audit totaling $4.15 million
Summary
The Allegany County Board of Legislators approved apportionment of mortgage tax, accepted several insurance payments for vehicle repairs and approved the county audit for April payrolls and funds totaling $4,147,009.35; votes were unanimous.
At its May 7 meeting the Allegany County Board of Legislators approved resolutions related to county finances, including apportionment of mortgage tax to tax districts (Intro 19925), payment to towns and villages from additional mortgage tax fee retainage (Intro 225/25), acceptance of insurance payments for repairs to county vehicles (Intros 205–20725), and the county audit for the period presented.
During the audit presentation the clerk read a breakdown of totals: general government support $116,445.59; education $204,785.89; public safety $498,883.00; health and bus transportation $526,606.3 (presentation shows bus transportation line combined); economic assistance and opportunity $98,405,680.8 (note: transcript formatting indicates a larger figure presented but the meeting record should be checked with county finance for exact accounting lines); culture and recreation $9,101.14; home and community services $24,195.63. The general fund total read on the record was $1,460,388.14; payroll and taxes totaled $1,328,229.37; capital funds $737,617.29; other funds $620,774.55; and a grand total of $4,147,009.35 was recorded on the meeting transcript. The board then voted to approve the audit by roll call; the clerk recorded 15 ayes.
Motions on these finance items were typically made by Legislator Stockton and seconded by Legislator Fenton for Ways & Means items. Each resolution was approved by voice vote or roll call as indicated on the record.
Why it matters: formal apportionment of mortgage tax affects revenue distribution to towns and villages; acceptance of insurance payments and approval of the audit finalize county accounting for the period presented. The meeting record shows totals read into the record; auditors and finance staff should be consulted for detailed ledgers or for clarification of any transcription or formatting irregularities.
Next steps: county finance and the clerk will post the approved audit and process the payments and appropriation actions authorized by the board. The transcript did not include supplemental spreadsheet attachments or detailed line-item backup.
