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Council approves $2,000 transfer and $1,000 supplemental appropriation for EMA director pay
Summary
To cover an anticipated payroll shortfall for the county EMA director, the council approved a $2,000 intradepartmental transfer from education/seminar funds and authorized a separate $1,000 additional appropriation from the general fund (to be advertised).
Council members approved short‑term moves to cover a projected pay shortfall for the county's Emergency Management director.
The EMA director said this is the first year she has been paid hourly and that existing education/seminar funds were underspent; she asked to transfer $2,000 from the education/seminar line to her salary line to cover current overages. She provided an exact payroll projection for the no‑overtime base ($2,541.06), and urged a modest cushion because winter weather and emergency responses can require extra hours.
Council moved and seconded a $2,000 transfer from the education/seminar account to the EMA director's salary; that motion carried. Members also approved a separate motion to appropriate an additional $1,000 from the general fund to cover remaining shortfall. Council members and staff noted that the additional appropriation must be advertised and formally adopted at the next meeting.
What happens next: the $2,000 transfer will be made administratively and the $1,000 additional appropriation will be advertised per statute and returned to the council for final approval at the next meeting. The EMA director's hourly status and future budgeting for 2026 were discussed; council asked staff to bring job/compensation questions into the 2026 budget process.
