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Swain County officials approve monthly financial reports and several budget amendments
Summary
The Swain County Board of Commissioners reviewed monthly revenue and expenditure reports, approved budget amendments including ARPA reallocation for health supplies and other departmental adjustments, and accepted the finance reports by voice vote.
Swain County commissioners on March 18 reviewed monthly finance statements and approved several budget amendments, including transfers of ARPA health funds into supplies and other departmental adjustments.
County finance staff reported total ad valorem and fees year-to-date of $8,141,536.26, total waste-fee collections of $1,118,788.31 and combined revenues of $9,307,545.07, which the presenter said was $47,220.50 higher than printed materials because county vehicle monthly tax receipts were not yet included. The presenter said percent of the budget collected was 40.17%.
The board also heard a February 2025 summary showing monthly revenues of $1,042,476.16, year-to-date revenues of $11,752,006.40 (48.25% of budget), and year-to-date expenditures of $12,456,175.31 (47.34% of budget). The report noted a current-year deficit of $704,168.91; staff attributed that deficit in part to large one-time payments in the month, including $261,624 for body scanners at the sheriff’s office and a $37,500 payment to AmeriCare for inmate services. Staff said the county received $250,000 from the Southwestern Commission for a grant related to the body scanners but that reimbursement would appear in next month’s reports.
Department-level fund summaries presented at the meeting included a solid-waste fund surplus ($386,317.83 year-to-date), a social services fund deficit ($1,149,084.01 year-to-date), and a health-department fund deficit ($460,889.53 year-to-date). Commissioners asked clarifying questions about monthly variances and timing of reimbursements.
Commissioners voted to approve the finance reports and the described budget amendments by voice/hand vote during the meeting.
