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Harrison County approves FY24 transfers while staff warns CDC reimbursement remains unpaid
Summary
The Harrison County Commissioners approved FY24 line‑item transfers that include a $1.07 million Motorola payment, while staff said roughly $958,920.64 in CDC-related reimbursements remain outstanding and may be delayed after the CDC declined a separate $24 million allocation.
Harrison County Commissioners Court approved a set of FY24 line‑item transfers and related payments on a unanimous 4–0 vote, even as county staff warned a major grant reimbursement from federal sources remains unresolved.
County financial staff told commissioners they were requesting a transfer of $21,346.12 and payment authorization totaling $1,769,080.70, which includes a Motorola communications upgrade payment of $1,078,028.40. "I'm requesting transfer an amount of $21,346.12," the staff member said during the presentation. The same speaker said $958,920.64 is still due from the Department of Health and Human Services as pass‑through to CDC funding.
The finance presentation explained that the county expects some reimbursements to go to fund balance when received but that delays have left parts of the FY24 budget showing temporary shortfalls. "From an overall from this grant they have $24,000,000 that the CDC did not approve," the speaker said, adding that the state pass‑through is trying to work with the CDC to identify funding. County staff said they will continue weekly outreach to the state contact to pursue the reimbursement.
Commissioners moved and seconded the transfers and payment requests and recorded the motion as passing 4–0.
Why it matters: the transfers and the Motorola payment are intended to complete a communications upgrade county staff say is already under contract; the timing of federal reimbursement affects the county’s near‑term fund balance and could influence future budget adjustments.
The commissioners also approved related routine financial items during the meeting, including the FY24 financial statement for Adult Probation and a budget amendment that moves unspent FY24 donations into FY25 to allow spending of those funds.
The court did not set a schedule for when the outstanding reimbursement will arrive; staff said the county cannot cover the full shortfall until a pass‑through payment is received.
