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Road and Bridge, fleet budgets tweaked to cover higher tire and audit costs; 25-184 project delay shifts spending
Summary
Road and Bridge managers told commissioners they absorbed higher tire and safety-supply costs by reprioritizing line items and expect to carry funds for the delayed 25-184 project into 2026 rather than request an overall budget increase.
The county’s Road and Bridge director told commissioners the 2026 operating request reflects few net increases after line-item adjustments: tire costs have risen, and the department added approximately $8,000 to cover higher tire prices while moving other funds to cover increased fringe-benefit estimates.
The director said professional services costs (primarily the annual audit fee) were increased modestly to cover an expected higher audit bill and that miscellaneous safety-supply costs have also risen, requiring offsets in other line items so the department is not requesting a larger overall budget.
A planned 25-1-84 project that had been expected to spend funds in 2025 will not be completed this year, the director said; the monies earmarked for that project are likely to be carried forward into 2026 rather than spent twice across fiscal years. “Those funds won’t be expended in '25, so we'll likely have to carry into the '26,” the director said.
Fleet and maintenance managers said they adjusted benefits and other operating lines but did not present large new capital asks during the workshop. Commissioners and staff agreed to refine capital requests once more detailed quotes and vendor data are available.
Ending: Road and Bridge staff will return with any changes required after the audit invoice and project timeline updates are known; there was no formal vote during the workshop.
