Finance committee approves multiple budget amendments, grants and personnel changes; board records actions on elections, occupancy tax and sheriff vehicles

The Warren County Finance and Budget Committee approved a series of budget amendments, transfers and personnel changes on Feb. 24, moving money for road crack-seal, elections, sheriff vehicle purchases, grant carryovers and several human services and health programs.

Committee members took voice votes on items across the agenda. Several motions were moved and seconded by supervisors in attendance; the committee recorded the measures as carried by voice vote where noted in the transcript. The county administrator and department heads summarized the purpose of many adjustments before the committee voted.

Key approvals included an immediate transfer to cover crack-seal work on county roads, a $300,000 appropriation from the vehicle reserve to the sheriff's law enforcement equipment reserve to cover vehicle purchases, and a $60,000 appropriation for an unanticipated 2025 congressional special election. The committee also approved carrying over unused grant funds and receiving several new grants across health, human services and elections budgets.

The committee approved a five-year, $100,000-per-year allocation from the county occupancy-tax reserve to support capital costs administered through the Adirondack Civic…