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Belknap County finance report: $5.2M cash position, $16M borrowing approved by executive committee; nursing home reductions proposed
Summary
Finance staff reported a cash position of $5,225,712 and said the executive committee approved seeking up to $16 million in borrowing for 2025. Commissioners discussed department surpluses and deficits, nursing home budget pressures and proposed reductions.
Laurie Sharp presented the county’s financial report, telling commissioners the county's cash position entering 2025 was $5,225,712 and that the executive committee approved seeking authority to borrow up to $16,000,000 for 2025.
Sharp walked commissioners through revenue and expense lines. She reported a combined revenue and expense surplus that adds $1,406,244 to the fund balance at the end of 2024 and said the estimated fund balance for the end of 2024 is $5,000,970 (unaudited). On revenue, she said interest earned exceeded estimates by $188,890 and outside details and restorative justice grant lines also brought in additional revenue.
On the expense side Sharp listed department-level variances, noting a $93,047 surplus in the…
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