The board identified roughly $59,489 in corrections to the draft budget after staff reviewed typographical and line-item errors. Commissioners agreed to use part of that corrected total to restore some employee training funds and to meet a short, specific request in the Register of Deeds office.

Finance staff reported the net corrections put the budget “$59,489 to the good.” Commissioners directed that $800 be moved to the Register of Deeds to fund a retro deeds line item and allocated $30,000 to Human Resources to fund leadership training and other prioritized staff development. The remaining $28,068.89 would be placed in an administration “special projects” training fund to be used at the incoming county manager’s discretion for department training needs.

Why it matters: Commissioners and the county manager framed the funding move as a way to retain critical staff training—especially given the county’s stated concern about a comparatively youthful workforce and staff with less than five years’ service in many departments.

Details and conditions:
- Commissioners specified the $30,000 training allocation be managed through Human Resources and used to send two employees annually to the Municipal and County Administration School as a priority, plus other leadership and mandatory training as approved.
- The $800 transfer to the Register of Deeds was presented as a one-time, limited-term action so staff in that office would not have to pay travel or certification costs out of pocket.
- The $28,068.89 remainder was designated as a manager-controlled special fund earmarked for training and similar needs; the manager will report back on use.

Board discussion emphasized that most departmental reductions had already been made and the board wanted to avoid “backing up” on cuts that had been necessary; when funds could reasonably be restored, they suggested prioritizing employee training and certification for critical service areas.

Ending: The board agreed to the reallocation by consensus and instructed finance staff to reflect these adjustments in the budget documents for the public hearing and follow-up sessions.