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Commissioners approve audit-contract increase and multiple budget and salary amendments
Summary
The board approved an amended audit contract (increase of $16,000 for additional single-audit work), several budget amendments including social-services position adjustments and other department transfers, and set an add‑on capital outlay for a park fence contingent on recording and conveyance work with a town.
The Board approved an amended contract with the county’s auditor to add roughly $16,000 in single-audit work tied to additional ARPA/grant files, updating the contract total and the LGC submission date. Interim finance staff said the increase was driven by additional federal grants administered by the county.
The board also approved several budget and personnel actions requested by departments: unfreezing and promoting a program-manager position in Social Services (net increase about $3,306), contracting for temporary staffing to fill service-desk vacancies (about $31,500), and contingently increasing pay‑service or contingency lines for historic courthouse plaza upgrades and parks capital outlay (a $7,100 add‑on for a chain‑link fence, contingent on conveyance from the town of Chadbourn).
Staff said the park property had been donated by the board of education and the county and town are coordinating a conveyance; commissioners approved the budget amendments but noted funds would not be spent if the town did not convey property as expected.
Ending: The auditor will present the draft audit at the next meeting; approved budget and personnel changes will be implemented per finance procedures and conveyed to departments.
