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Richmond County approves jail budget amendment and dozens of supplemental appropriations
Summary
At its July meeting the Richmond County Board approved a $200,000 jail budget amendment, multiple supplemental and pass-through grants (including a $500,000 Monokan Foundation passthrough), and routine appropriations for schools and social services. Several items passed by roll call or unanimous voice votes.
The Richmond County Board of Supervisors voted at its July meeting to approve a series of budget moves, including a $200,000 amendment to the jail budget and multiple supplemental appropriations and pass‑through grants.
Board members approved a motion to add $200,000 to the jail’s FY25 budget to cover medical and overtime costs. Chair (unidentified) called for the motion and the item passed on a roll call, with affirmative responses recorded as 'Aye.'
Among the supplemental items approved were a $500,000 pass‑through for the Monokan Foundation and a $60,575.53 pass‑through for the Boys & Girls Club. The board also authorized grant supplements and operational lines including $10,980 for circuit court clerk record book storage and $88,003.78 for NNAC tower grounding expenses charged to siting‑agreement funds. An IT package of RDA invoices and additional software/licenses totaling $163,005.36 was approved as a supplemental as well.
The board moved monthly appropriations: $85,000 for the Richmond County Department of Social Services and $1,886,770 for the Richmond County School Board; the panel also accepted $374,099 in additional funds from the governor’s adopted budget and approved a carry‑forward of state pass‑through school funds identified in the packet.
Other supplemental approvals included a $1,006.43 allocation for animal control conference travel and lodging, $28,004.81 to support a full‑time assistant Commonwealth’s attorney position and related subscriptions, and $124,031.92 in additional sheriff’s department funding for overtime, vehicle maintenance and related costs.
Most items were presented by Planning/Building & Zoning staff (S4) and approved in sequence; where the transcript records roll calls, votes are recorded as affirmative in the meeting record. The board also discussed EMS and sheriff overtime trends and revenue offsets tied to EMS reimbursement programs.
Next steps: many of the approved supplemental and pass‑through items are administrative (grant acceptance, reimbursements or project expenditures) and will be implemented by the relevant departments; board staff said they will provide updated comparative revenue reports at a subsequent meeting.
