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Commissioners approve budget amendment and finalize $40,000 settlement with Delbert Smith
Summary
The board approved budget amendment 20‑25‑13, moved funding for law enforcement/public safety complex work and finalized a $40,000 settlement with Delbert Smith (payment within 30 days), and approved paying an employee under courthouse payroll during transition to the sheriff’s budget.
Union County commissioners on Oct. 6 approved a budget amendment that formalized previously directed uses of funds: reallocating approximately $101,000 for law enforcement expenditures tied to the public safety complex and recording a $40,000 settlement payment to Delbert Smith, which the county coordinator said was accepted with conditions including payment within 30 days.
The county coordinator explained that the settlement terms allow Mr. Smith to retain purchased equipment he is being reimbursed for; the board moved and voted to finalize the settlement. Commissioners also approved a motion allowing the county to continue paying a staff member (identified in discussion as transitioning to the sheriff’s payroll) under the courthouse until the formal transfer is completed and directed staff to prepare the necessary budget amendment to document those transfers.
Quote: County coordinator reported, “They did agree to the county's offer of the 40,000 with two causes to it. One, it is paid within 30 days ... and everything that was purchased that he's getting reimbursed for, he gets to keep.”
