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Finance director reports strong early distributions, outlines payroll and expense runs; ARPA executive-order pause said not to affect county
Summary
Finance Director Mark told commissioners the gross payroll for the coming pay period is $199,133.50, total expense run was $536,814.54 driven largely by annual insurance premiums, and that a reported federal pause on some spending would not affect Atchison County's ARPA allocations because the county had expended or obligated the funds.
Atchison County Finance Director Mark briefed the commission on payroll and expenses on Jan. 28 and reported that payroll scheduled for Jan. 31 will have total net deposits of $199,133.50.
Mark said the accounts-payable/credit-card run dated Jan. 29 totaled $4,840.41 and that the total expense run for the period was $536,814.54. He said roughly $374,000 of that expense run was an annual insurance premium (workers' compensation and related coverage) paid as a lump sum for 2025; he also noted about $5,000 for Kansas Association of Counties dues.
Mark told commissioners that a larger-than-expected distribution of funds arrived in January — earlier than the larger June distribution he had anticipated — and that the county's general fund and other funds are not negative. He advised the board staff will continue to monitor cash flow, particularly in October, and do further checks before then.
Mark also said he had received a letter passed through the city manager indicating a presidential executive order had been issued pausing certain federal spending, and that because Atchison County's ARPA expenditures were completed and closed out, the county should not be affected. He said the pause could apply to other entities that had not fully expended ARPA funds.
Commissioners asked to see the letter, and Mark said he would forward it. No formal action was taken on the finance report; the commission used the briefing to confirm payroll totals and to plan follow-up budget and cash-flow monitoring.
