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Berkeley County Finance Committee approves Q1 report, transfers and a package of discretionary grants
Summary
The finance committee accepted the first‑quarter FY2026 report, authorized several transfers including $35,000 to the coroner, approved up to $150,000 for maintenance at Blessing Plantation (funded from the greenbelt fund), and combined and approved multiple discretionary grants to local organizations.
The Berkeley County Finance Committee and full council, meeting in November, accepted the county's FY2026 first‑quarter financial report and approved a series of budget transfers and discretionary funding requests.
Finance presenter Alan Milburn, speaking for the county operations report, said revenues were about $10,000,000 through Sept. 30 — roughly $2,000,000 higher than the same period last year — and noted that impact fees have increased by about $1,900,000 year‑over‑year. Milburn reported impact‑fee collections at about $4,400,000 (about 43% of the budgeted amount) and said expenses were below budget at approximately 17% spent with 25% of the fiscal year elapsed, concluding, "Everything looks…
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