Controller presents $7.07 million in rollovers and budget openings; commission approves adjustments

Davis County held a public hearing on March 11 to consider budget openings and rollovers across multiple funds. Controller Curtis Coke told commissioners the majority of requests were rollovers of 2024 projects that did not complete on schedule and therefore require carryover funding into 2025. After the hearing commissioners approved the requested budget adjustments.

Controller Coke summarized the major items and their fiscal effects. In the general fund (Fund 10) the net change included several items — election security building improvements, creation of office space for pretrial services, payroll and related personnel costs for a new part‑time merit employee, and rollover amounts for shooting‑range improvements — producing a total fund‑balance increase of $167,779. Fund 13 (Animal Care) included a $402,123 rollover for design services for a new animal care building. Fund 15 (Health) included modest revenue increases for radon work and additional contract funding: radon funding of $2,000 and a $30,650 NCOA contract increase plus $30,000 in US Aging funds for vaccine uptake work. Fund 52 (jail medical services) required an additional $31,743 to true up the Wellpath contract and $8,192 for medically assisted treatment in that contract. Overall, staff presented total requested budget changes of $7,069,999 across funds.

Commission discussion included a short question about whether the Wellpath contract amounts had been anticipated in the original procurement; the controller answered that invoice proration had not been calculated correctly in the prior budget, which is why the additional funds were requested. No member objected to the rollover requests after staff explanations.

The commission closed the public hearing on the budget items by motion and approved the adjustments as presented. Staff noted many items are rollovers and reclassifications (for example, moving misclassified operating items into capital equipment where appropriate). Several facility and conference‑center projects (HVAC, LED lighting, patio improvements, POS system) and public‑works projects were listed among the rollovers; staff said the work is ongoing and the funding is to complete those projects.

Controller Coke and commissioners emphasized these actions are primarily housekeeping and timing adjustments to finish multi‑year projects and to align accounting classifications with the actual purchases. The approved amendments move the listed projects and associated funding into the 2025 work plan; staff will carry forward and execute projects per department schedules.