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Hardin County approves appropriations resolution to enact FY25–26 budget amendments
Summary
The Hardin County governing body approved Appropriations Resolution 2026-06 after a public hearing that proposed increases including roughly $100,000 for juvenile detention, $5,000 for foster care, ARPA releases for sheriff radios and the Howard River Bike Trail, and $50,000 set aside for potential economic development projects.
Hardin County’s governing body on Jan. 28 approved Appropriations Resolution 2026-06 to implement amendments to the fiscal year 2025–26 budget following a public hearing and no public comments.
During the hearing, Speaker 1 summarized specific adjustments the county planned to make: an increase of about $100,000 to cover rising juvenile detention expenses; a $5,000 increase for foster care that Speaker 1 said would reduce detention costs when children are placed in foster care; an $18,000 allowance from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for sheriff’s radio communications; release of roughly $15,000 in drainage administrative fees (Speaker 1 said about $17,000 had been collected) to cover attorney fees; and $50,000 from the county’s loss fund to reserve for possible upcoming economic development projects. Speaker 1 also said the county would release previously approved ARPA funding of $267,278 for the Howard River Bike Trail so the project could spend the funds approved in December 2024.
Speaker 1 told the board that the foster-care increase would be funded from general assistance/general basic/general supplementary accounts and framed it as a cost-saving measure relative to detention expenses. After verifying publication of the hearing and confirming there were no written or phone public comments, the board closed the public hearing.
The board then moved to adopt Appropriations Resolution 2026-06. In a roll call, the meeting recorded votes of 'Aye' from "BJ," "Renee," and "Lance." Speaker 1 announced the motion carried.
What happens next: Resolution 2026-06 implements the stated line-item changes in the county budget for FY25–26. The public hearing record indicated no public testimony objecting to the amendments; no additional steps were announced during the meeting.
