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Flagler County reviews $60M-plus unfunded CIP, rolling stock fund and other non-general funds
Summary
At a June 2 workshop Flagler County financial staff reviewed the county's five-year capital improvement plan, proposed new funds (rolling stock, equipment replacement), half-cent sales tax projects and many non-general fund reserves. No formal votes were taken; staff sought commissioner input before finalizing the FY 2026 budget.
Flagler County's finance director and staff used a June 2 workshop to walk commissioners through the county's proposed five-year capital improvement plan (CIP), a long unfunded preservation list and multiple non-general funds and reserves that feed capital projects.
Brian Eigenjier of Financial Services told the Board of County Commissioners that the county's unfunded CIP list exceeds $60 million and that the county has budgeted about $2 million of general fund support annually for CIP and preservation projects. "We're just talking today. There's no decisions to be made," Eigenjier said, asking for commissioner feedback before staff finalizes budget proposals.
Projects discussed included parking-lot repaving and exterior refresh at the Health & Human Services center, a green-trail bridge at Princess Place, roof replacements at several county facilities including the Legacy House at Princess Place, and planned HVAC and ADA transition work. Staff noted the Legacy House is used in part by visiting scientists from GTM NERR and that roof repairs may be extensive because of rot and design issues.
Staff reviewed new-construction and technology items: a backup countywide IT system replacement, a Red Roof Inn fuel depot tied to a new fire station/public works facility, and a planned new fire station in the Corona area paid in part from half-cent sales tax proceeds. The eco-discovery center project was noted as having prior-year funding of about $10.3 million and staff said the county expects the center to operate with tourism staff and rental revenue to support ongoing costs.
The county also described a rolling-stock replacement strategy started during supply-chain constraints in 2023, when leasing vehicles through a vendor (Enterprise) allowed the county to refresh an aging fleet. Staff said the long-term plan is to seed a replacement fund so large purchases (fire trucks, ambulances, heavy equipment) can be purchased outright instead of leased.
Other funds discussed included a risk fund established to self-insure certain property exposures to reduce insurance premiums, a 9-1-1 fund being restructured to move money into a traditional reserve account (to preserve grant eligibility), IT replacement and public safety radio funds (which receive user fees from municipalities and the school board), and multiple special-assessment and impact-fee funds for parks, transportation and stormwater projects.
Staff noted continuing work on airport grant appropriations (grant URs typically follow budget adoption), the residential solid-waste contract adjustments (Waste Pro contract tied to CPI and household counts), opioid settlement funds being used to supplement a community paramedic program, and legacy grant or program funds such as Dodd-Frank (STAB) money that can supplement housing programs.
No formal board motions were recorded at the workshop; staff said constitutional officers (sheriff, clerk, supervisor of elections) will present their budgets at future workshops and that staff will return with the general fund budget and any revisions after commissioners provide feedback.
