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Commissioners adjust CVV budget, agree to $30,000 for Main Street and $1,500 for Juneteenth
Summary
Geary County commissioners reviewed proposed changes to the Convention/Visitor/Visitor (CVV) budget, agreed on specific event funding and clarified personnel and holiday-pay items; final budget adjustments and some transfers were deferred to the next meeting.
Geary County commissioners spent a portion of their budget work session reviewing revisions to the CVV budget and reached agreement on several event appropriations and internal budget items.
Commissioner Tammy summarized changes, saying, “I did send you information on the CDB's budget, and we've made some adjustments.” Commissioners discussed personnel, insurance and overtime projections for 2025 and 2026. Tammy noted the CVV will now pay property and liability insurance directly because “CVV is not part of that alarm tax, so they're responsible for those costs themselves.”
The board discussed overtime and holiday pay for CVV staff after staff reported personnel-service changes. Tammy said personnel overtime had been increased from $1,000 to $2,500 at the director’s request; she noted past overtime varied and described how exempt status affects overtime. Human Resources director Crystal (identified in the meeting) explained how holiday pay interacts with hours worked, emphasizing department adherence to policy: employees must work a full eight-hour day to receive full holiday pay or will be paid only for hours actually worked.
Commissioners and staff discussed one-time equipment purchases and larger balancing adjustments. Tammy pointed to a proposed $30,000 line for backdrop equipment in 2025 and described a $318,000 balancing figure used to bring the 2026 projected budget to zero; she said Main Street, Juneteenth, FreedomFest and potentially the Opera House would be paid from that balancing amount if approved.
On specific appropriations, commissioners agreed the previously approved FreedomFest allocation would be removed from CVV and funded from the CBP source; they approved preliminary allocations of $30,000 to Main Street (to be paid from CVV) and $1,500 for Juneteenth. Commissioners also discussed a $25,000 figure for the Opera House but agreed to move Opera House funding back to the county’s operating budget for now and revisit it later. Tammy summarized the agreed items: “So 15 with Juneteenth, Main Street's 30. 1500. Right. 1500. Yeah.”
Staff flagged a $26,500 net change tied to those allocations that would alter the transfer figures and beginning cash balances; Tammy said she would make the numerical adjustments in the worksheet and circulate the updated worksheet. She also noted a $65,000 repayment to the sports complex that was approved earlier would affect transfers.
Commissioners discussed CVV’s advisory-board participation and reporting requirements. Tammy said the CVV board would provide quarterly updates and fundraising reports, and commissioners agreed that serving on all outside advisory boards could overburden county staff and commissioners.
The commissioners asked staff to refine the worksheet and carry the agreed changes forward; no formal roll-call vote was recorded on the allocations during this session.
Ending: Staff will update the budget worksheets to reflect the commissioners’ preliminary allocations and bring the revised figures to the next meeting for formal action.
