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Fiscal Court approves $3 million House Bill 1 park grant, moves funds and several transfers
Summary
Logan County Fiscal Court approved a budget amendment adding roughly $3 million in state House Bill 1 park grant money and several equipment/operating transfers, and agreed on how to hold the new park funds while clarifying bank options for ARPA revenue-loss dollars.
Logan County Fiscal Court approved a budget amendment during its regular session that added a $3,000,000 state House Bill 1 park grant and carried several smaller insurance reimbursements and vehicle maintenance adjustments into the county budget.
Treasurer Amanda Manning presented the ordinance in its first reading as “ordinance number 2522003, amendment number 4,” and outlined the changes to revenue and appropriation lines, saying the county received $3,000,000 from the state for parks and park improvement projects and listing insurance reimbursements for sheriff, ambulance and 911 vehicles.
Manning told the court the grant money may be drawn down as it is spent and explained several appropriation increases, including amounts to sheriff vehicle maintenance and ambulance maintenance lines. She said the amendment “will increase appropriation” and gave numeric detail in the presentation to the court.
On a related set of votes the court approved four cash transfers from the occupational net profits tax fund: $75,000 to the jail fund, $50,000 to the 911 bond, $150,000 to the special reserve fund and $50,000 to the LGEA fund. Each transfer was moved, seconded and passed in roll-call votes.
The court also rescinded a prior order (order number 11) so officials could separately open distinct accounts for ARPA revenue-loss and the House Bill 1 park funds. Commissioners discussed bank terms and ultimately voted to move the House Bill 1 park funds into a fixed-rate account at First Southern National Bank. Separately, the court approved a motion to leave ARPA revenue-loss funds in a separate account at Independence Bank while staff checks legal or contractual issues before moving any of those funds.
Why it matters: The $3 million state park grant represents the largest single new revenue item discussed at the meeting and will be routed to park improvement projects and the county parks fund. The transfers and bank choices affect short-term cash management and how the court will track restricted uses for ARPA and House Bill 1 funding.
The court approved the budget amendment and related transfers by roll-call votes; Treasurer Manning and Judge Baker led the presentations and exchanges on bank-term differences and procedural next steps.
Looking ahead: County staff said they will finalize paperwork to place the park grant into the fixed account and will return to the court if ARPA-account rates decline or contractual issues require further direction.
