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Commissioners approve $127 million in reappropriations from 2024 to 2025 budget
Summary
The board approved an amended resolution to reappropriate unspent 2024 contracts, projects and purchase orders into the 2025 budget, totaling about $127 million, by a unanimous vote.
The Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve an amended resolution reappropriating unspent 2024 contract balances, projects and purchase orders into the 2025 budget.
Nikki Simmons, the county’s chief financial officer, explained the reappropriations are a routine part of budget practice to encourage departments to carry multi-year projects forward without losing unspent funds at year-end. The updated resolution presented at the meeting reflected a minor dollar correction discovered after the agenda was published.
Simmons said the amended resolution totals $127,000,000 across all funds and includes a detailed backup listing each project and its requested carryover amount. Commissioners discussed process and confirmed that the exhibit provided at the dais is the amended resolution for approval.
Formal action: Commissioner motion to approve the amended resolution was moved and seconded on the record. The board approved the resolution on a roll-call vote of 5-0 (Cammie Bremer — aye; Bill Wysong — aye; Corey Applegate — aye; Holly Williams — aye; Carrie Geithner — aye).
Why it matters: Reappropriations preserve funding for projects in progress and are intended to reduce the need for supplemental budget requests later in the year. The CFO described the approach as a best practice the county uses to manage multi-year projects and encourage fiscal prudence.
