Madison County approves series of budget adjustments, CDBG change order and fee increase

Madison County commissioners approved multiple budget adjustments, a CDBG change order and a fee increase proposal during the meeting excerpt.

Speaker 4 introduced a sequence of resolutions to increase appropriation and expense lines across county departments. The measures recorded in the transcript include: payment of auditor invoices; an increase to the city auditor's health insurance assistance line; a budget adjustment to raise employees' salaries for the commissioners; increases to health insurance expense lines for at least one department and the MASA/non-economic police report; an increase to the courthouse PERS expense line; a budget adjustment for the Veterans Service Commission contract expense; an appropriation for county clerk reports' health insurance; and an increase to the zoning supplies expense line. Each measure was moved, seconded and carried on roll call as recorded.

Speaker 4 also presented change order number 1 for the Madison County 2024 CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) DD Board parking-lot improvements project; the motion to approve the change order was moved and seconded and carried on roll call.

Separately, the transcript records Speaker 4 introducing a resolution "authorizing an increase in the certificate of title fee pursuant to New York, Iowa Bill 96." Speaker 3 asked follow-up questions and was told the change would take effect next year; Medicaid was said to be available to answer questions at a subsequent meeting. The transcript phrase "New York, Iowa Bill 96" is recorded as stated in the meeting; the excerpt does not include a statutory citation or further detail about that bill.

Where recorded, consideration was followed by a roll-call affirmation. The transcript records names being called and affirmative responses; the excerpt does not include a full affirmative/negative tally for every item or identify an official vote count beyond the recorded "yes" responses during roll calls.

Votes at a glance (items recorded in the excerpt): - Payment of Madison County auditor invoices: approved (motion moved and seconded; roll call affirmative responses recorded). - Increase appropriation: city auditor health insurance assistance line: approved. - Budget adjustment: increase commissioners' employees' salaries: approved. - Budget adjustment: increase to health insurance expense line (department not fully specified in transcript): approved. - Increase courthouse PERS expense line: approved. - Change order #1 for 2024 CDBG DD Board parking lot improvements: approved. - Budget adjustment: Veterans Service Commission contract expense: approved. - Budget adjustment: MASA and non-economic police report health insurance expense: approved. - Budget adjustment: County Clerk reports health insurance expense: approved. - Resolution authorizing increase in certificate of title fee (referenced "New York, Iowa Bill 96"): presented and discussed; follow-up questions indicated it would take effect next year and further details would be provided later. - Increase appropriation: zoning supplies expense line: approved.

The transcript excerpt shows these measures were considered sequentially with motions, seconds and roll-call confirmations; it does not record dissenting votes or detailed tallies in the excerpt.