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Commission approves multiple budget amendments; general fund shows net decrease
Summary
The Coffee County Commission approved several budget amendments covering capital projects, ambulance supplemental pay, rural capital allocations and highway funds; the general fund amendment reduces estimated fund balance by $568,603 according to the budget director's report.
The Coffee County Board of Commissioners approved a package of budget amendments for multiple county funds during the meeting. The amendments, which were recommended by the Budget and Finance Committee and Capital Outlay, passed by recorded or unanimous voice votes.
Mary Anna, the county budget director, presented the documents and said the amendments provide a month-to-date snapshot of revenues and expenditures and reflect transfers, restricted funds and adjustments. She said one general fund amendment decreases the general fund balance by $568,603 and leaves the revised estimated general fund balance at the number stated in the packet. The amendment was approved on the floor by a motion from Commissioner Stubblefield, seconded by Commissioner Reid, and passed with 18 yes votes.
Other approved amendments included a capital projects amendment that left a revised estimated capital projects fund balance of $2,818,090; a rural capital projects reallocation that reduced that fund by $44,539 (new estimated balance $3,897,281); a highway fund amendment that reduced the highway fund balance by $8,476 (new estimated balance $1,580,008.92); and a capital projects correction that reduced a fund by $41,667 (new estimated balance reflected in packet). A separate ambulance fund amendment recognized a supplemental pay supplement for emergency services employees after training; that amendment had no effect on the fund balance.
Each amendment was moved, seconded and approved by the commission with the recorded votes on the floor. Commissioners and the budget director noted that federal, state and local revenue timing and capital outlay purchase orders sometimes require year-to-year adjustments and transfers, which these amendments address.
