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Finance director outlines $298,847 general fund adjustment and multiple budget-line changes at May meeting
Summary
Kathy Funk Baxter presented a multi-department budget amendment that would reduce the general fund by $298,847 and move money between line items and funds, support added sheriff and coroner needs, cover a museum signage repair, supplement a Hall of Justice cafe start-up, and reflect new grant revenues for human services.
Finance Director Kathy Funk Baxter presented a budget amendment package the board will consider on May 27 that includes a net $298,847 reduction to the general fund after revenue and expense adjustments and numerous departmental line-item changes.
Major items included in the proposed amendment: a requested increase for sheriff-related jail court security and an alarm system ($42,000 for an additional position plus roughly $13,000 for evidence‑room alarms), $72,005.79 to pay IT for sheriff equipment replacement costs, and coroner requests for about $46,000 for interior and exterior cameras. The museum requested about $22,000 to repair an on‑street sign that has been inoperable for several months.
Funk Baxter said the cafe at the Hall of Justice has incurred startup and equipment expenses and requested additional general fund support; finance staff will present a fuller operations analysis after two months of completed service. The amendment package also includes corrections to purchase order and copier lease entries and the dissolution of an obsolete purchasing fund that held petty cash.
Human Services will reconfigure funds and record about $1.25 million in DSHS CGTA grant revenue and a $147,000 DSHS disability grant alongside corresponding expense line changes. The amendment corrects several internal allocations for chemical dependency and mental health programs and transfers ARPA funds to cover some parks expenses already committed through prior ARPA decisions.
On internal service and enterprise funds, information technology asked to budget $491,510 in rugged laptop replacements (previously held in fund balance) and solid waste maintenance corrected a utilities budget line from $20,000 to $250,000, with fund balance adjustments to match.
Funk Baxter said several items are timing and coding corrections and that some increases are offset by revenue adjustments; commissioners asked clarifying questions about ARPA balances and funding sources. The package will appear on the May 27 consent/regular agenda for formal action.
