Carroll County supervisors approved payables totaling $274,428.72 and moved to address several budget follow-ups, including an outstanding Merchants Park funding request and an ambulance roof capital amendment to be considered next week.

During the payables presentation, supervisors raised questions about specific invoice assignments, including an item potentially billed to Audubon County. Board members clarified that organizations must submit a formal request to receive funds previously approved by the board: "we approved 2 years ago to do 25,000 a year," a supervisor said, and staff confirmed the city had requested both this year's and last year's funds at once.

Finance staff said the funds for Merchants Park had been budgeted in a prior fiscal year but were not paid because no invoice was received, so the county plans a budget amendment to correct the accounting and make the payment if requested. Separately, staff briefed the board that the ambulance department will need to prepay materials for a roof replacement, prompting a recommended capital budget amendment to be set at next week's hearing.

The payable list was moved by Speaker 2 and seconded by Speaker 1 and approved by voice vote.

Why it matters: approving payables and confirming the process to request already-authorized funds affects when community projects receive money and how the county budgets and amends capital allocations. Supervisors requested clearer timelines and processes to avoid multi-year carryovers of obligations.