Council approves multiple year‑end transfers and a large self‑insurance appropriation after amendment

At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Monroe County Council approved several year‑end financial housekeeping actions and one large amended appropriation tied to health-insurance claims.

The county’s self‑insurance manager requested an additional appropriation to cover Anthem invoices arriving late in the year; after discussion the council amended the motion to $2,644,935.79 and approved the amount by roll‑call vote. The request reflected invoices timing and a need to avoid charging the cost to next year's appropriations.

Other year‑end items included:

- An ARPA in‑house transfer of $8,550 in fund 8950 from ARPA septic assistance to ARPA program support to cover auditor administrative expenses incurred from outside contractors.

- A HAVA fund correction to de‑appropriate and re‑appropriate $35,873 to create an equipment line and correct a setup error in the auditor's HAVA fund.

- Combined highway transfers to move $212.50 (reported as $212.5 in the motion) from the Lake and River Enhancement (LARE/LARRY) fund into Stormwater Management and a small services appropriation to close a grant and finalize the year’s project accounting.

- Sheriff’s office adjustments moving $5,498.50 between personnel lines as housekeeping and creation of a sheriff donations line with an amended appropriation of $14,735.92 to match the actual donated balance.

- A small employee-morale appropriation of $4,922.45 to be used for end‑of‑year staff recognition (vending-machine proceeds), and other routine year‑end transfers and additional appropriations.

Councilors asked staff for clearer year‑end procedures to avoid last‑minute requests in future cycles and asked for a mid‑year ARPA plan update and a joint meeting with the commissioners to track ARPA balances and project carryover ahead of the Dec. 31, 2026 spending deadline.

All amended appropriations and transfers were approved by roll-call votes recorded in the meeting packet.