Custer County commissioners adopt slate of supplemental budget resolutions, approve accounts payable report

The Custer County Board of County Commissioners on March 27 adopted a slate of supplemental budget and appropriation resolutions to cover unbudgeted or changed expenses across county departments, and approved the accounts payable report for the period presented.

Commissioners voted to adopt the package as amended; they removed Resolution 25‑22 from the slate for separate consideration. During the discussion staff and commissioners described each resolution’s purpose: moving funds for commissioner health insurance, training and software for the Veterans Service Officer, use of LATCF grant money for a part‑time veterans assistant, capital purchases for road and bridge, airport fuel‑system costs pending reimbursement, and other designated appropriations.

Accounts payable and cash disbursements: County staff reviewed the accounts payable report of items $5,000 and above, listing vendor charges and seasonal large expenses. The figure presented on the AP report and then recommended for approval was $560,764.64; the board approved the accounts payable report during the meeting.

Key appropriations adopted (summary from staff presentation): - Resolution 25‑16: $13,650 appropriated to cover approximately 10 months of commissioners’ health insurance that had not been budgeted at the start of the year. - Resolution 25‑17: $6,000 appropriated for the Veterans Service Officer’s education/training and a $500 software license to support a second employee’s access to state veteran services tools. - Resolution 25‑18: $20,800 moved from LATCF grant funds to cover salary for a part‑time Veterans Service Office assistant. - Resolution 25‑19: $66,000 appropriated from capital improvement to the Road and Bridge capital fund to purchase a double‑drum roller authorized previously by the board. - Resolution 25‑20: County adopted a revised appropriation for emergency management equipment (a wood chipper) for a total appropriation of $99,000; staff said a grant will cover part of the cost and that an earlier incomplete transfer (Resolution 25‑09) will be rescinded and reprocessed at a later date. - Resolution 25‑21: $69,209.34 assigned to account codes for recording services under a grant procured for Clifton Board / Kelly Camper pending receipt of the award letter. - Resolution 25‑23: $125,000 appropriated to the capital improvement fund for the airport fuel‑system upgrade; staff said the county will seek reimbursement from CDOT when eligible.

Commissioners and staff also described reallocating legacy rebates and donations into specific accounts: roughly $24,210 identified for patrol education and training, additional funds toward vehicle maintenance, and an allocation (noted separately) for a dive team donation and resource officer training. Resolution 25‑22 was removed from consideration at the meeting for further review and will be addressed at a later meeting.

Several commissioners cautioned about bundling many resolutions into a single motion and emphasized the availability of full draft resolutions and attachments for public review; a member of the public asked that draft resolutions be posted with the agenda where practicable.

The board adopted the slate of resolutions as amended and approved the accounts payable report during the meeting.