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Committee approves transfer of carryforward donations to divisional donation accounts
Summary
The committee approved transferring carryforward donation balances into divisional donation accounts to align 2024 carryforwards with internal fiscal tracking; staff will provide follow-up clarification on account titles and DIM (Division of Information Management) service references.
The committee approved a transfer moving carryforward donation balances from 2024 into division-level donation accounts to align the county's Munis accounting with internal tracking.
During discussion supervisors asked whether the transfer would change how divisions could use donations and requested clarification on an account labeled "purchase DIM services." Chuck explained the transfer corrects carryforward accounting to bring donation fund balances to the correct levels for each division and that donations allocated to division administrative budgets could later be used for client services (for example, wraparound funds in child and family services). "It's a transfer that corrects the New Year carry forward issue through a transfer of account fundings to bring the donation amounts to the correct levels to each division," Chuck said.
Kaylene, county court office staff who worked on minutes, confirmed the allocation figures and internal tracking were reflected in committee minutes. Supervisors requested follow-up from fiscal staff to clarify the DIM account title and the line described in the motion as "purchase of DIM services," which staff identified as the Division of Information Management. Committee moved and approved the transfer.
The motion was recorded as carrying; staff were asked to provide an email clarification after the meeting on the account naming and the origin of the $68,000 figure referenced in committee remarks.
