Avery County approves several budget amendments and grant acceptances, including $93,000 cybersecurity grant
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Summary
The Board approved multiple financial items Jan. 6: collections and releases for December, state allocations for social services and energy assistance, an insurance reimbursement for emergency equipment, and a $93,000 cybersecurity grant budget amendment.
Avery County commissioners on Jan. 6 approved a series of financial items and budget amendments presented by county staff and the finance officer.
Finance officer Caleb Hogan told the board the Department of Social Services received a special allocation of $77,716 to fund three disaster recovery programs and $80,695 in disaster energy funding; the board approved accepting the allocation and the corresponding budget amendment to debit miscellaneous and county energy assistance program lines and credit county welfare revenue for a combined $158,411.
Hogan also asked the board to approve an insurance reimbursement budget amendment of $10,224.44 for the Department of Emergency Management to account for reimbursement related to the Forest River bathroom trailer; the board approved the amendment.
Hogan said the county received a cybersecurity grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety for $93,000 to support policy and procedures related to cyber protection. The board approved a budget amendment to move remaining FY2023-24 funding forward into the current budget year, debiting emergency management grant lines and crediting fund balance appropriated for $70,705.
Earlier in the meeting, the board approved collections for December totaling $5,568,388.63 and releases totaling $465.77. The tax office reported 45 sales in December and ongoing damage assessments will be updated at a later meeting.
All items were approved by motion and voice vote; no opposing votes were recorded in the meeting transcript.