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Court moves sheriff van cost into 2025 budget after delayed delivery; approves budget amendment
Summary
Commissioners approved a budget amendment moving a $68,291.95 vehicle purchase from the 2024 budget to the 2025 budget because the van was delivered in 2025 and auditors require the expense in the year of delivery.
Newton County Commissioners Court on March 11 approved a budget amendment to move $68,291.95 for a sheriff’s van purchase from the 2024 budget into the 2025 budget because the vehicle was not delivered until 2025.
County finance staff explained auditors require capital asset expenditures to be recorded in the year the asset is received. The vehicle had been ordered and paid for in 2024, but delivery occurred in 2025; staff requested the transfer to correct accounting records and allow payment to be processed. Commissioners approved the amendment by motion and voice vote.
Why it matters: The amendment aligns the county’s audited asset records and budget accounting with auditing standards and ensures the sheriff’s office receives the equipment paid for in the prior fiscal year but delivered in 2025.
Votes at a glance: Court approved the requested budget amendment by voice vote.
