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Benton County discusses building maintenance, pooled-cash budgeting and insurance reserve targets
Summary
County participants discussed using pooled cash projects to earmark funds for recurring needs, considered a new fund for sheriff’s building maintenance (a $5,000 bid for a chain-link fence was mentioned), and debated insurance reserve targets referenced as an intermediate step to about $250,000 and a $400,000 multi-county maintenance figure.
At a Benton County meeting, participants spent extended time on budget procedures, possible new earmarked funds for building maintenance, and insurance pool reserve requirements.
Unidentified Speaker 2 recommended using 'projects' within the county's pooled cash to earmark recurring expenses—such as election equipment, EMS costs or grant-funded work—rather than creating new line items each year. That approach, staff said, preserves the same general-fund line items while allowing…
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