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County approves $40,000 interfund loan for public health and several appropriations including $25,000 for 911
Summary
Jefferson County council approved a $40,000 temporary loan to stabilize the public health fund, moved $13,008.20 for Health First changes, approved a $25,000 transfer from the statewide 911 account to cover central server relocation costs, and approved an overall package of additional appropriations totaling $178,820.
The Jefferson County Council approved a $40,000 interfund loan to shore up the county public health fund and passed a package of additional appropriations that included $25,000 for 9-1-1 equipment and $40,000 for an animal-control truck, among other items.
County finance staff described a set of mid-year adjustments to cover expected shortfalls related to recent state funding changes to Health First and reductions in immunization and miscellaneous revenue. “We were able to make a correction to Lindsay's budget… I do feel like we should probably move forward with doing an interfund loan… to prevent us from getting negative in cash and help with cash flow,” a county finance presenter said.
The council approved resolution 2025-009, a $40,000 loan from fund 1161 to fund 1159 (public health) with repayment expected by year-end. The presenter said the health department had already cut significant program spending and that the loan would cover payroll and vaccine purchases while staff work on longer-term fixes. The council also approved resolution 2025-008, a package totaling $178,820 that included the $100,000 tourism transfer (previously discussed), $25,000 from the statewide 9-1-1 account to pay for CAD/server relocation equipment and racks, $13,008.20 related to Health First budget adjustments, and $40,000 from another fund for an animal-control truck.
9-1-1 staff explained the $25,000 request covers server racks, an upgraded firewall and other equipment to move CAD servers from a cramped downtown server room into the county facility. “They would normally charge anywhere from 20 to 40,000 to do the site kind of move. They've offered it free of charge. Our other services… have also not charged as well. So this is just the equipment needed to house the CAD servers,” the 9-1-1 director said.
Council members discussed timing for budget hearings in August and asked county staff to circulate more detailed back-up documents for the public health fund and the appropriation package. The loan and appropriations were approved by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
