Montgomery CCPD accepts financial report; staff to draft budget amendment and discuss funding plans

The Montgomery Crime Control and Prevention District on Monday accepted its financial report for the period ending March 31, 2025, and directed staff to return with a proposed budget amendment at a special meeting to be scheduled before the end of May.

The acceptance of the financial report came after a presentation by finance staff explaining a change in the city's account numbering and timing of sales-tax deposits. Maria Cough, finance staff, said the city is moving to a new account structure that will be tested in May and noted timing differences for quarterly vendors such as Kroger, whose January–March collections are typically remitted in May. Cough also identified $59,317 as a sales-tax allocation mentioned during the presentation and said the district's 2% sales tax allocation flows into the CCPD account following usual remittance processes.

Why it matters: the CCPD is planning its budget for the coming year while the city finalizes general-ledger changes; timing for closing March and for retrieving reliable financial worksheets will affect when the district can finalize a budget amendment and forward a recommendation to the city council.

Discussion and next steps

Commissioners and staff discussed scheduling and the mechanics of preparing a budget amendment. Commissioners asked staff to present a draft budget amendment at the next CCPD meeting or at a special meeting in May so the district can workshop projected expenses before the council's June review. Staff explained that closing March is important to provide six months of figures and to issue departmental worksheets, which typically happens in May; staff said the city's general-ledger renumbering will not be complete until May but that the draft could be prepared in the interim using existing spreadsheets for planning purposes.

On funding, Chief Solomon and Commissioner Jusak described early planning for using CCPD funds. Jusak said the district is looking at shifting about $200,000 from the city general fund into CCPD funding for next year and that the district is considering a placeholder figure of $500,000 for planning purposes. Participants referenced other interim numeric figures in the discussion but those values were not consistently stated in the transcript and are not reported here as definitive allocations.

The board also confirmed routine items: the consent agenda minutes for Jan. 27, 2025, were approved; the agenda included scheduling items such as swearing in Commissioner Gidsman at a future meeting and setting the next regular CCPD meeting for May 19 at 6 p.m., pending final calendar checks.

Votes at a glance

- Motion to accept consent-agenda minutes for Jan. 27, 2025: motion by Commissioner Johnson; second by Commissioner Cox. Result: motion carried (chair declared ayes). (Transcript segment: motion and chair's announcement.)

- Motion to accept the financial report for the period ending March 31, 2025: motion by Commissioner Langley; second by Commissioner Johnson. Result: motion carried (chair declared ayes). (Transcript segment: motion, second, vote.)

- Motion to adjourn: motion by Commissioner Bells; second by Commissioner Rooks. Result: motion carried; meeting adjourned at the announced time. (Transcript segment: motion, second, vote.)

Ending

Staff will circulate possible dates by email for a special May meeting to consider a formal budget amendment and will return a draft amendment for the CCPD's review. The board scheduled a likely next meeting on May 19 at 6 p.m., subject to calendar confirmation and the city's calendar for council meetings.