Hamilton County Council approved a series of budget amendments and transfers at its Dec. 3 meeting, including major bond and airport appropriations, and tabled an ordinance for further joint‑session discussion.

The council voted by voice to approve an additional appropriation of $11,936,438.77 for General Obligation Bond Series 2025A and an additional $333,979.50 for General Obligation Bond Series 2022B. Councilors also approved a $1,750,000 transfer to the Hamilton County Regional Utility District and two airport appropriations of $1,775,149 each for the Airport Authority Capital Fund and the Airport Authority Grant Fund. During discussion, a councilor noted the county had previously loaned the airport $3,000,000 from the general fund and said FAA reimbursements should return funds to the general fund after subsequent accounting steps.

The council handled a long consent stream of departmental requests by voice votes: the assessor’s office filed 2025 and 2026 amendments; the commissioners requested a $30,000 transfer; court administration sought appropriations and a trade transfer; sheriff and highway amendments and transfers were approved; parks and recreation transfers of $328,816.70 and several communications and PSAP‑dedicated LIT transfers were authorized. The meeting record shows routine motions made, seconded, and approved by "Aye" on voice votes; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.

President introduced Ordinance CC 12‑03‑2025.A (an amendment to Ordinance CC 10‑05‑2022.A) but a councilor moved to table the ordinance and discuss it in a joint session; that motion passed on a voice vote and the ordinance will return for review in joint session.

The council closed the public hearing on appropriations after combining and approving items 1–6 on the grants list (one minor amendment reduced an item by $84.40). The meeting record includes multiple bond and loan‑related entries and routine transfers; the transcript records voice votes rather than individual roll‑call votes for these items.

The council adjourned after short announcements and holiday greetings.