Muskegon County committee approves FY2025 budget amendment; finance director cites $69.25 million in projected revenue

The Muskegon County Ways and Means Committee voted on Sept. 2 to amend the county’s FY2025 budget after a presentation by Finance Director Angela Gishevsky.

Gishevsky told the committee the budget projects $69,250,080 in revenues with matching expenses and that "there is just over $1,600,000 that is being pulled from surplus accounts to balance this budget for different projects, and equipment that departments have going on that they are wanting to spend those funds for." The motion to amend the budget was moved by Commissioner Steer and supported by Chair Nash; the chair announced the motion carries.

The finance director said the proposed amendment reflects no substantive changes from the draft reviewed in the earlier work session and thanked departments for their work on the plan. Committee members had an opportunity for questions but raised none that changed the proposal.

There was no public comment on the item during the meeting. The committee’s action will allow departments to proceed with the projects and equipment purchases described in the amendment; specific departmental allocations were not detailed in the meeting record.

The committee completed the formal vote to incorporate the amendment into FY2025 budget documents and then moved on to other business.