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Clerk's grants report: $52.8 million outstanding in grant projects; staff urges strong fund balance, flags hospital tax question
Summary
The county clerk's office reported roughly $52.8 million in outstanding grants, including large road and facility projects; the presentation highlighted the need to maintain fund balance for reimbursable grants and raised a policy question about a long-standing hospital tax and $6.2 million in reserved hospital-related funds.
The county clerk's office presented a grants-and-cash report showing about $52.8 million in outstanding grant awards and roughly $13.7 million in recently completed grants. Clerk staff told commissioners that most of the closed grants were road and infrastructure projects and that maintaining a healthy general fund balance is critical because many grants are reimbursable.
Highlights from the presentation - Outstanding grants: Clerk staff reported “about 39 outstanding grants that total $52,800,000,” with roughly $11.7 million of that total in road grants. Other sizable grants mentioned included multi-million-dollar telehealth and emergency‑operations-center projects and a $3.6 million Boys & Girls Club grant in process. - Completed grants: The clerk’s report listed 25 grants completed during the fiscal year that totaled about $13.7 million; many were road grants and EMS/library/sheriff projects. - Fund balance and hospital-related monies: The clerk noted the county had approximately $8.5 million in general-fund balance at September 30 (prior fiscal year) and highlighted an unresolved policy question about distribution of dividends and endowment earnings related to the county’s hospital arrangement. Clerk staff said approximately $6.2 million was tied to an Inogen/healthcare-related fund that the board previously authorized for hospital use and proposed that, if the county will not proceed with additional hospital investment, the board consider ending the hospital tax and using proceeds to retire related debt.
Clerk staff emphasized that many awards are reimbursable — funds are spent first and the county bills the grantor — so cash management and audit compliance are essential. Commissioners and staff asked for follow-up, including more frequent presentations to the board to ensure continued progress on major projects and grant draws.
