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Council discusses possible small appropriation increase for historical society; members defer to commissioners
Summary
A committee member said the commissioners had informally agreed to raise a longstanding payment to the historical society and suggested increasing it, but colleagues said the commissioners should make any formal change and the council should not act unilaterally.
A committee member raised a potential increase in the county payment to the local historical society and asked whether the committee should approve a change in the commissioners’ budget.
The speaker said the historical society payment had been unchanged for decades and that several commissioners indicated informal agreement to raise the line. The speaker suggested raising the historical society allocation by about $2,500 to $5,000 but acknowledged the change may be too late for the current budget and noted the matter stemmed from informal conversations at community events.
Other committee members urged caution. One member said they did not have details on any agreement and that changes to the commissioners’ budget should be handled by the commissioners themselves. “I think the commissioners should have a conversation with the historical society. And if there’s some kind of agreement, then that should be adjusted or redone,” a committee member said.
The committee agreed to have the commissioners’ liaison follow up. Abel, who identified themself as the commissioners’ lay liaison during the meeting, said they would contact Commissioner Steve to discuss the historical society request and return with any formal recommendation. No appropriation or formal decision was recorded in the transcript.
