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Finance director reports healthy cash balances; commissioners sign support letter for Adabas
Summary
Finance Director Tammy Robinson reported positive cash balances, available project funds and stronger-than-expected sales-tax receipts; commissioners agreed to sign three letters of support for Adabas and to have the chairman sign CIP authorization forms.
Tammy Robinson, Geary County finance director, delivered the county’s monthly financial update and recommended administrative signatures on several items. Robinson presented reconciliations showing a CIC cash balance and detailed the county’s general-ledger fund status and fund‑balance breakdowns. She said $466,005.93 remained available for other projects after accounting for a $12,000 boiler-room-door expense and that, after reserves, roughly $2.5 million remained available for projects.
On capital improvements, Robinson said remaining approved projects totaled roughly $802,000 and the county would receive approximately $75,000 from state historic tax-credit sales after phase 2 of a project is completed. She reviewed project-completion statuses and noted pages in the CIP packet that required the chairman’s signature; commissioners agreed signatures could be added without further action.
Robinson also reported sales-tax receipts were above budget by 15.33%, with county‑general sales tax up $167,004.63 from 2024 and hospital‑dedicated sales tax up $78,006.72. She said the 2016 hospital bond matures in 2040 and portions are callable (one callable tranche in 2032), and that staff are reviewing options with financial adviser Greg Barenberg because of jail-related spending pressures.
Separately, Robinson presented three letters of support for an organization or project identified as 'Adabas' and asked commissioners to sign them; a motion to sign the letters was made and the board indicated assent. Commissioners discussed logistics for signing multiple-pages of CIP authorization forms and confirmed the chairman’s signature would complete the approvals.
Robinson also recommended a budget amendment related to community corrections (see separate report) and explained that amending the budget does not increase property taxes but budgets revenue already received.
What’s next: Robinson will pursue tax‑credit sale timing, continue work with the county’s financial adviser on bond options, and handle signature logistics for the CIP and Adabas support letters.
