Kenai Peninsula Borough finance department requests supplemental funds for budgeting software after proposals exceed initial estimate

The Kenai Peninsula Borough's finance department introduced an ordinance requesting supplemental funds to cover a budgeting software project after proposals returned higher than the department's initial estimate.

Sarah Dennis, speaking for the finance department, told the Finance Committee that the department initially budgeted $60,000 for the project and that "All of our proposals came in." She provided a brief summary of the item at the meeting and invited questions; no assembly members asked substantive follow-ups during the introduction.

The ordinance (2025-19-15) was presented as eligible for consent and will proceed through the borough's appropriation and public-notice procedures. Staff said they would return with details on the final appropriation amount and award recommendations during the borough's regular process.