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Benton County approves fiscal-year transfers and appropriations resolutions for 2025–26 budget
Summary
Supervisors approved several resolutions moving funds between county accounts, set departmental appropriations for the 2025–26 fiscal year and named official depositories; votes authorized transfers to secondary roads, conservation land acquisition and established spending authorities for departments.
Benton County supervisors approved multiple fiscal resolutions to implement the 2025–26 budget, including interfund transfers, departmental appropriations and official bank depository designations.
County finance staff outlined routine annual transfers and noted adjustments from the prior year. Approved actions included: a transfer from local option sales and service tax to secondary roads of $390,000; operating transfers from the county general basic fund to secondary roads of $285,750; a rural service levy transfer of $3,288,400 to secondary roads; and a $100,000 transfer from general basic to conservation land acquisition (reduced from a previously proposed $200,000).
Supervisors also adopted the appropriations resolution that itemizes spending authority for each county department and service area for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The auditor explained the sheet now breaks down each department’s budget and recommended supervisors consider quarterly allotments in future years; supervisors discussed pros and cons and decided to keep the annual appropriations as presented.
Finally, the board approved resolutions naming bank depositories and setting limits for official county accounts and for certain department accounts; the treasurer was authorized to maintain deposits and invest in CDs as permitted.
All budget-related resolutions were approved on voice votes during the meeting and are effective July 1, the auditor’s office said.
