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Page County approves budget amendments, funds $631,000 landfill contract and school requests after debate
Summary
The board approved a multi‑part budget amendment including a $631,000 contract award for Battle Creek Landfill, partial state funding for a Commonwealth's Attorney position, school grant appropriations, and a recommendation to use a school fund (Fund 530) to help pay for a $77,972 truck; the vote included an amendment to the general fund expenditure total.
The Page County Board of Supervisors approved a set of budget amendments that included funding for an overfill grading contract at Battle Creek Landfill, personnel adjustments, school grant appropriations and other carryovers.
County staff told the board the landfill contract was awarded to Ryan Incorporated for $631,000 following negotiations, and recommended drawing $586,323 from the Landfill Construction Fund balance plus $44,677 from the county capital projects fund to cover the award. Staff also outlined a partially state‑funded Commonwealth's Attorney position for which the State Compensation Board will provide $64,482 and the county would provide $23,468 in local funds.
The School Board requested appropriations including $49,750 from a school security equipment grant and $10,819 from a state literacy grant for operations and maintenance; the schools also requested $77,972 to purchase a truck and plow. Staff initially advised against county appropriation for the truck but reported discovering an existing school fund (fund 530) with $63,363 that could be applied toward the purchase, reducing the county’s general fund request.
School officials acknowledged an unaudited FY25 local overspend of about $450,000 and described accounting factors that drove the overrun, including accrual accounting for July/August teacher pay and large one‑time payouts. The superintendent said the division has placed 50% holdbacks on expenditures and pledged closer oversight when preparing the FY27 budget.
Supervisor (speaker 7) moved to approve the recommended revenue and expenditures, and later amended the expenditure line to reflect the added $5,000 item and an adjusted general fund expenditure of $56,493. The board voted to approve the package after a roll‑call‑style affirmation; staff will process the appropriations and monitor related reporting requirements.
The board also approved a $5,000 allocation of restricted transient occupancy tax revenue for the Shenandoah Sizzle event and carryover requests for the sheriff’s office and health department, subject to the clarifications discussed in the meeting.
