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Board approves $413,455 of mid‑year budget adjustments; county reports stable revenues
Summary
County administrative staff reported revenues tracking to budget, mid‑year reserves improved and the Board approved $413,455 in budget adjustments to cover capital, public safety and facility needs.
County Administrative Officer Joe Lynch presented the mid‑year financial status report and the Board approved budget adjustments totaling $413,455 to move funds from contingency into general‑fund appropriations for identified needs.
Lynch said county revenues were tracking close to budgeted projections and staff has returned more than $1 million to reserves compared with the adopted budget. The board approved targeted increases to cover storm and emergency responses and capital needs including: funding for a well at Midpines fire station, increased boating safety equipment, replacement of the government center roof, jail HVAC planning and other fixed assets and software costs tied to cybersecurity measures.
Lynch described contingency (in‑year funding) and reserves (longer‑term rainy day fund) and said the requested transfers represented a small fraction of the county budget (less than 0.2% variance from projections). The board voted and the motion carried 5–0 to adopt the adjustments.
The CAO also reported that transient occupancy tax revenues were tracking slightly above prior year and on target with budget estimates. Lynch and board members praised department heads for budgeting discipline and said staff will continue monitoring revenues and expenditures for the remainder of the fiscal year.
