Fiscal Court approves budgets, emergency repairs and multiple procurement items
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Summary
The fiscal court approved the sheriff’s and clerk’s 2026 budgets, multiple vendor payments and emergency repairs including an HVAC compressor and fire-alarm replacement; the treasurer’s claims and interfund/budget transfers were also approved.
On Dec. 18 the Warren County fiscal court approved a range of routine fiscal and procurement items, including two departmental budgets, several equipment purchases and emergency repairs.
Budgets and reports: The court approved the 2026 budget for the Warren County Sheriff’s Office (judge and sheriff discussed a $405,000 reduction from a prior request due to revenue and fee shifts) and approved the 2026 budget for the Clerk’s office; the treasurer’s report for November and county claims were presented (general fund $7,901,759; road fund $234,661; jail fund $629,105; stormwater $228,879; federal forfeiture $6,258; E‑911 $13,149) and the court authorized payment of the bills.
Procurement and maintenance: The court approved a $26,309.61 payment to DC Elevator for replacement of electronic boards in Elevator #3 (parking garage), $9,885 to BG Wind Electric for park LED fixtures, $6,009.30 to Utility Associates for an in-car video system, and smaller equipment purchases for parks. It authorized parks to advertise for ball-field products and mulch/infield dirt for the 2026 budget year.
Emergency and maintenance work: The court approved an $8,616 emergency HVAC compressor replacement for the old courthouse; it approved a $31,185 emergency determination to Sunbelt Construction to install a handicap ramp (ADA access) at Taylor’s Chapel back entrance; and it approved a $44,879 emergency replacement of the fire alarm system at the jail’s restricted custody center to be paid from the canteen account.
Other items: The court approved access control and security camera phase‑1 installations at Sugar Maple Square (roughly $13,060 and $5,381 respectively), accepted quarterly reports from volunteer fire departments, approved interfund and budget transfers, and approved a TIF increment payment of $90,339 to the Downtown Economic Development Authority (judge noted TIF growth for 2024).
Next steps: Most approvals authorized the judge executive to sign related documents. Several emergency repairs are funded from internal or canteen accounts; delivery and implementation timelines will be handled by the respective departments.