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Russell County Fiscal Court approves routine transfers, grant allocations and local measures
Summary
At its Aug. 11 meeting the Russell County Fiscal Court approved multiple routine motions — including transfers to the jail and grants fund, a $10,000 ambulance dispatch lease payment and various grant closeouts — and instructed staff to draft an ordinance on hazardous-duty pay for deputies.
Russell County Fiscal Court approved a series of routine financial and administrative measures during its Aug. 11 session, including several budget transfers, grant-related appropriations and an authorized payment to the county ambulance board.
The body voted to move $125,000 from the general fund to the jail fund, $13,850 from the general fund to the LGEA fund, $1,500 from the jail fund to the road fund for repair restitution, and $133,388 from the general fund to the grants fund to fund a modified rubber-asphalt (crumb-rubber) grant. The court also approved paying Russell County Ambulance Board $10,000 for the dispatch lease and authorized a closeout payment for a waste-tire (TAR) grant discussed at the meeting.
County leaders asked staff to resolve an ongoing billing dispute with the county transfer-station vendor (Republic/Trik) before paying corrected invoices; the judge said staff should pay the bill only after the vendor corrects an apparent rate error. The court further approved an interlocal agreement with the City of Jamestown and accepted a salt procurement recommendation after vendors reported product availability changes.
Magistrates moved and the court agreed to fund Russell County Recovery (an addiction recovery program) at levels similar to past contributions. Members also voted to adopt the compensating property tax rate for 2026 and accepted a Board of Health taxing district recommendation setting rates for real, personal and motor-vehicle property.
Finally, the court instructed staff to draft an ordinance establishing hazardous-duty pay for deputies after a discussion that included the sheriff’s concerns about preserving his office’s operational control. The judge and magistrates voted to proceed with drafting the ordinance; specifics and effective dates were not set at the meeting.
The meeting concluded after the judge reported July receipts and the court moved to adjourn. The first readings and draft ordinances discussed will return to the court for later action.
