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Commission reviews highway fund payout and $75,000 riverboat request to cover county postage
Summary
Commissioners considered a $32,004.62 accrued payment from the highway fund and a $75,000 riverboat‑fund appropriation to cover countywide postage; the county’s postage shortfall and possible operational changes were discussed and no formal votes are recorded in the transcript.
Commissioners reviewed two short appropriation items: an accrued‑payment buyout from the highway fund and a riverboat appropriation request to cover county postage costs.
County staff reported the highway fund request was an accrued payment of $32,004.62 described as a buyout for the superintendent; a commissioner noted “we do not have a choice on that.”
On the riverboat appropriation, Laura Toms, chief deputy to the board of commissioners, said the request was for $75,000 to cover postage and freight; she said the commissioners pay postage for the entire county and that the current line item had about $43,000 remaining. Toms said the county receives detailed reports from the City (via a vendor, Data Mail) showing departmental postage use and that some departments have much higher postage expenses. Commissioners discussed whether some mailing could be converted to electronic delivery and whether fee revenues (for example, certified‑mail fees from filing parties) are returning to the county or are directed elsewhere; staff suggested that was a question for the county clerk’s office.
No formal vote on either appropriation is recorded in the transcript. Commissioners asked staff to provide departmental breakdowns and more information on where filing‑fee revenues are allocated so future decisions about postage budgeting and cost‑shifting can be taken with more data.
