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Flathead County finance teams report steady investment returns, IRS audit closeout and payroll RFP progress
Summary
County finance staff reported no major changes to ARPA projects, near completion of an IRS audit with no findings, progress on a payroll RFP and a treasurer report showing strong short‑term interest yields for March.
Flathead County finance and treasury officials told the Board of Commissioners on April 24 that county finances are largely on track, with notable progress on an IRS audit, continued ARPA project management and ongoing selection work for a county payroll vendor.
Amy Dexter, county finance staff, said ARPA projects remain dedicated and allocated and that Evergreen is nearing closeout on its award. She told commissioners the 2026 operational budgets and capital planning are complete and that staff will present them to the commission over the next two weeks. On the county payroll RFP, Dexter said evaluators narrowed vendors from four to three and will run scenario demos in May before choosing a vendor; she asked vendors to extend proposal deadlines into June to accommodate schedules.
"We have received 1 additional payment from the IRS. We are at 10 of 15 of the big payments," Dexter reported on collections related to a prior IRS correction. She said the county's IRS audit was closing with no findings and that staff would place closeout paperwork on a future agenda.
Treasurer Adele Krantz presented the quarterly investment report. She said the short‑term investment pool (STIP) average rate for March was 4.38 percent and that the county credited roughly $918,000 in interest distribution for the month, allocated among schools, special districts and county accounts. Krantz described how the county maintains a $20 million operating account for day‑to‑day liquidity while investing other balances for higher yields.
Krantz also discussed operational details: the DMV conversion shows some customer service friction (delivery timing of license plates and occasional state holds on titles), delinquent real‑estate tax collections were running at a 2.12 percent rate, and the county was tracking about nine of 15 large IRS payments received to date. Krantz said she expects the county to post open‑data budget information publicly by July to increase transparency around the 2026 budget.
On capital and budget items, Amy Dexter said operational and capital budgets will be circulated shortly; staff are addressing minor issues with the county's new financial system (Gravity) and plan a public open‑data launch in July so residents can review the proposed 2026 budget before adoption.
Commissioners had no substantive changes to staff proposals and asked staff to return with finalized audit closeout documents and the payroll RFP recommendation in the weeks ahead.
