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Ross County approves $2.14 million in weekly bills, signs off on multiple transfers and appropriations
Summary
Ross County commissioners approved $2,144,196 in weekly bills and cleared numerous transfers and appropriations across county departments, including large human-services and capital transfers, by voice vote.
Ross County commissioners approved weekly claims totaling $2,144,196 and authorized a series of interdepartmental transfers and appropriations during a regular session.
"Bills for the week, total of $2,144,196," Speaker 1 said as the board moved to approve payments, and members voiced support. Commissioners subsequently approved transfers including a $400 transfer from the county auditor’s taxes and assessments to audit expense and a $25,000 transfer within the IT department from contract services to equipment to purchase necessary hardware.
The meeting featured multiple other routine budget adjustments. Among them: a $3,670 transfer within the county courts to cover remaining salary obligations; a $4,862.11 transfer intended to reimburse the state from county board of elections funds; $88,000 of transfers for the county engineer (covering motor vehicle/gas tax, contract projects, salaries and insurance); and a $13,000 transfer to cover remaining utility costs in one department.
Social services funding moves included a large internal reallocation reported as $5,059,223.78 moving from children’s services to JFS accounts and a $75,000 transfer from the Board of DD operating to Board of DD capital for renovation and capital needs. Speaker 1 noted the transfers are a year-end normalizing of accounts as departments close their fiscal year.
Several vendor and project payments were also confirmed. The Juvenile Detention Center November payment of $56,260.75 was acknowledged as having been partially covered by earlier transfers. Commissioners approved appropriations for the county prosecutor and clerk offices for staffing needs and routine line-item adjustments by voice vote.
All budget motions were moved and seconded on the record and approved by voice vote. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
The board concluded the sequence of finance items and moved on to separate agenda matters, including contract awards and project payments.
