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Legislature approves removing duplicated veterans home energy and security line items
Summary
The Physical Services committee voted to remove three duplicated line items for the county-owned veterans home—natural gas ($5,000), electric ($47,100) and security monitoring ($25,100)—after staff said those costs are already accounted for in DGS, reducing the appropriation by $12,200.
Putnam County’s Physical Services Committee voted to remove three duplicated budget line items from the veterans home account after staff said the expenses were already captured elsewhere in the county budget.
Chair Elmer moved to remove line item 54630 (Natural Gas, $5,000), line item 54631 (Electric, $47,100) and line item 54637 (Security monitoring, $25,100) "that we removed this from this budget," and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Why it matters: staff explained the items were duplicative because diesel, electric and security-monitoring costs for the veterans home had already been accounted for in the Department of General Services (DGS) budget. Removing the lines reduces the appropriation by $12,200 while the veterans home retains a revenue estimate of $50,400 (based on 12 residents paying an average of roughly $400 per month).
Committee discussion included a brief occupancy update: staff said the veterans home is fully occupied with 12 residents and that revenue assumptions reflect average payments. A staff member also noted that some agreements and rental types can vary by resident.
Outlook: The committee approved the adjustment during the meeting; no further committee-level action on the veterans home appropriation was recorded in this session. Future budget reconciliations will reflect the revised appropriation and existing DGS accounting.
Quote from the meeting: Chair Elmer moved the change and called for the vote; following the second, the committee responded, "Aye."
