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Commissioners approve most budget appeals, defer additional EMS hires to next week; CIP PAYGO increases
Summary
Following a debrief of public hearings, commissioners agreed to fund many department appeals and several CIP adjustments using one‑time and PAYGO funds, but asked emergency services to return next week with a refined request for medics and supervisors.
After the finance briefing, county staff and commissioners reviewed operating and capital appeals submitted after the recommended FY2023 budget.
Jody Quasney, deputy director of finance, summarized the appeals list and the available amounts: “We have total requests of 3,600,000. 2.8 or 2.9 of that is grants,” she said, noting the bulk of appeal dollars were grant‑funded and therefore offsetting. Quasney told commissioners staff had identified roughly $770,000 in additional unspent revenue if all the operational appeals on the list were approved and that, after the agreed adjustments, revenues would exceed expenses by $1,185,037 with a remaining useable fund balance of $397,895 in the…
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