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Fiscal Court holds first reading to add $161,193 in grants to FY25-26 budget
Summary
At a first reading, the court reviewed Ordinance 25-06 to amend the FY25-26 budget to include $161,193 in unbudgeted grant receipts—$133,388 for a crumb-rubber asphalt grant, $20,805 for the Eli Fire Department and $7,000 for ARC civics—returning for final adoption at a later meeting.
The Russell County Fiscal Court held the first reading of Ordinance 25-06 on Aug. 11, proposing to amend the fiscal year 2025–26 budget to add $161,193 in unbudgeted grant revenue.
County staff summarized the additions: a Crumb Rubber Grant for $133,388, an Eli Fire Department grant for $20,805 and an ARC civics grant for $7,000. The reading makes corresponding adjustments to appropriations for governmental purposes; county officials emphasized this was the ordinance’s first reading and no adoption occurred at the meeting.
Judge and magistrates commented that the combined total is larger than the transfers discussed at the previous meeting and that specifics on appropriations and reporting will return when the ordinance is up for final action. The court approved related transfers to move $133,388 into the grants fund to align cash flow with the proposed budget amendment.
Because this was a first reading, the amendment will return to the court for the required second reading and formal adoption before it takes effect.
