Environmental Health Director Carrie presented the department’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget and outlined modest revenue and expense adjustments driven by recent program activity.

Carrie said the Crawford County contract was budgeted at $40,000 and she increased septic disposal and permit revenue by about $5,000 based on recent permit volumes. She also noted small increases to radon-testing fees tied to outreach from a local health promotion and left pool- and spa-fee estimates unchanged.

On operating expenses, Carrie applied a 2.8% salary baseline for two positions and a 5% increase for insurance; she split postage into passport and non-passport lines and decreased the non-passport postage line accordingly. Carrie increased passport expense and postage to reflect actual workload: year-to-date figures showed the office assisted 881 people, submitted 379 passports and took 410 passport photos.

Carrie told supervisors the motor-vehicle capital account stood roughly between $23,000 and $30,000 and that the department expected to have enough to replace at least one aging vehicle; she reported one vehicle (the “Patriot”) had received windshield and tire repairs and was being run until replacement was necessary.

Board members had no substantial objections and asked a few clarifying questions about revenue predictability. No votes were taken on these line items at the meeting.

What’s next: Carrie will proceed with the proposed FY27 numbers; supervisors may revisit capital replacement timing and passport staffing as budget deliberations continue.