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Bradley County approves a package of budget amendments for schools, public safety and county offices
Summary
Commissioners approved multiple budget amendments for Bradley County Schools, the PI Center, county clerk reserves and several county offices; all measures passed unanimously 5-0.
The Bradley County Commission approved a package of budget amendments affecting the school system, the PI Center, county offices and several public-safety line items, voting unanimously on each measure.
Commissioners considered a series of school-related amendments including a $724,039.91 adjustment moving prior-year fund balance into expense lines for state safety, CTE and technology refresh items and a $1,231,427.33 increase in revenue and corresponding expenses tied to a pre-K grant. Other school amendments included a $531,926.71 reallocation for transition-to-work and special education preschool grants, a $232,727.43 adjustment related to education bonus funds, and a $160,115.61 change tied to PI Center programming and related capital projects. County staff said the PI Center revenues (accounts 44120 and 44990) remain within fund 145 and will be used for program and lease-related needs.
Smaller amendments included routine reserve-to-expense moves in the county clerk’s office; a $57 transfer in the trustee’s office; a $3,150 juvenile grant-backed amendment (the director provided a copy of a pending contract); EMA adjustments related to an insurance refund; multiple small medical-examiner line-item moves for maintenance items; and a $33,030.14 increase in contractor services tied to SecureTech. A pension grant and several modest revenue/expense entries (including $280.06 and $46.90 items) were also approved.
All of the listed amendments were moved and seconded on the record and approved by unanimous voice vote, 5-0. County staff and commissioners emphasized that many of the school items are grants or carryover from FY25 budgeted projects that were not completed by June 30 and therefore required amendments to finish those projects.
The PI Center report shown to commissioners separates lease/MOU receipts (account 44120) from programmatic receipts (account 44990). County staff said most tenant leases remain in an abatement period for build-outs and that lease revenue will "trickle in" over the next two to five years as abatements end. Staff reported the county’s general fund balance sits around $8 million and that current amendments do not reduce the county below its target reserve level.
Votes at a glance: each budget amendment described above passed 5-0.
