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Bucks County commissioners approve consent agenda, seven year-end budget adjustments and appointments
Summary
At their Jan. 22 meeting the Bucks County Board of Commissioners approved the consent agenda, seven budget adjustments for 2024 (items 29–35), the commissioners' personnel list, a redevelopment authority appointment and several small contributions.
Bucks County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda and a series of year-end budget adjustments and routine items at their Jan. 22, 2025 meeting.
The commissioners approved minutes from the Jan. 6 reorganization meeting and the Jan. 8 regular meeting, accepted items listed as 1 through 19C on the consent agenda and then voted to approve seven budget adjustments for calendar year 2024 labeled as items 29 through 35. The adjustments cover multiple departments, including Board of Elections, Tax Claim, General Services, Police Training, Bucks County Transport pass-through grants, Workforce and Economic Development, and Emergency Communications. County staff told the commission the general fund adjustment amounts to just under $1.3 million to cover deficits as finance and the controller close out the fiscal year.
The commissioners also approved the commissioner's personnel list, appointed Ken Hayes to finish the term of John Kudisco on the County Redevelopment Authority (term ending 07/17/2028) and authorized three small contributions: $1,500 to "bridal lifeline," $1,500 to the Bucks County Community College Veterans Club and $2,500 to Historic Falsington.
Why it matters: The budget adjustments are routine year-end actions to cover departmental deficits and allow the controller to close the county's 2024 books. Approvals of personnel lists and board appointments fill vacancies in county governance and grant-making processes.
Details and procedure: Finance staff said the adjustments are required to "true up" departments that exceeded appropriations in 2024 and that prior-year surpluses historically offset deficits; they forecast the county will finish 2024 in the black. No roll-call vote with individual tallies was recorded in the public transcript; each motion was moved, seconded and approved with the recorded statement "All in favor. Aye." No dissent or abstentions were noted in the public record.
Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda (minutes and items 1–19C): Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Budget adjustments 29–35 (year 2024): Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. Departments listed by finance: Board of Elections (29); Tax Claim (30); General Services (31); Police Training (32); Bucks County Transport pass-through grants (33); Workforce and Economic Development (34); Emergency Communications (35). County staff said the net general fund adjustment is just under $1.3 million. - Commissioner's personnel list: Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Appointment of Ken Hayes to County Redevelopment Authority (term to 07/17/2028): Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. Hayes spoke briefly and thanked the commissioners. - Contributions: $1,500 to "bridal lifeline," $1,500 to Bucks County Community College Veterans Club, $2,500 to Historic Falsington — motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
What was not recorded: The public transcript does not include individual vote tallies or recorded votes by commissioner name for these motions. No formal objections or recorded no votes were made in the public portions of the meeting.
Next steps: The finance office and controller will proceed with year-end close-out actions using the approved adjustments; staff will follow up on the Redevelopment Authority appointment and the approved contributions.
