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Board sends Westmoreland capital requests to county budget hearings after missing items found
Summary
Board approved forwarding budget amendments to county budget hearings to cover missing capital items at Westmoreland library (computers and an AED); finance follow-up requested.
The Sumner County Library Board voted to forward budget amendments to county budget hearings to finance purchases the Westmoreland branch identified as missing from its submitted budget, including new computers and an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Treasurer Pam reported that Westmoreland’s submitted budget omitted capital items that the branch needs: five computers and a laptop, which the meeting discussion estimated at approximately $3,600, and an AED. The board moved to forward an amendment for capital funds to the county budget hearings; the motion passed by voice vote.
Why it matters: board members described the omissions as administrative oversights during the budget submission process and said capital funds were needed to ensure branch services continue. The board asked staff to work with finance to request the relevant capital allocations at upcoming budget hearings.
Board members also noted earlier confusion about which staff were responsible for assisting branches during the budget process; the board resolved to include the finance and budget committee in follow-up and to ensure directors and committee chairs receive budget communications going forward.
The motion sends an amendment request to county budget hearings to cover the stated capital needs for Westmoreland; the board instructed staff to present the request to the commissioners’ budget process.
