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Washington County Board approves more than $20 million in supplemental carryovers and amends FY2025–26 operating budget
Summary
The board approved multiple supplemental appropriations totaling about $20 million for committed and discretionary carryovers, approved nonprofit and school carryovers, and adopted an amendment to the FY2025–26 operating budget; key items include $4.67 million for emergency watershed protection and one-time allocations for emergency services.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved several supplemental appropriations that together total more than $20 million and adopted amendments to the county’s FY2025–26 operating budget.
County staff presented a package of committed and restricted carryovers of $11,654,530.18, which includes $4,670,136 in the disaster relief fund earmarked for an emergency watershed protection program. The board approved the committed carryovers by unanimous vote after staff explained that most items reflect previously obligated purchase orders, grant funds and project commitments.
Separately, the Washington County School Board’s carryover request of $3,041,601.17 was approved. Staff broke that total into $938,692.06 from the state’s high‑impact per‑pupil funding, $138,732.21 in unspent Medicaid funds, and $1,964,176.90 in obligated and encumbered funds.
The board also approved discretionary carryovers totaling $4,941,227.78. Staff noted two changes in that package: a $250,000 reallocation to capital project reserves for emergency management information-technology needs (a CAD server and command center), and removal of a $250 splash‑pad request with the amounts moved to capital project reserves. The discretionary package included a one‑time $200,000 allocation to all Fire and Rescue agencies based on last year’s call volume and a $75,000 one‑time payroll/benefits allocation for Solid Waste to fund temporary staffing during an upcoming retirement and hiring overlap.
Additional carryover requests for nonprofit organizations totaling $482,083 were approved. During public comment, representatives from nonprofits including the William King Museum of Art and Highlands Community Services asked for carryover funds to complete an arts campus project and to support a youth intensive outpatient mental-health program tied to the county’s opioid recovery court.
After approving the individual carryovers, the board moved to adopt the amendment to the FY2025–26 County Operating Budget as presented. The motion carried by unanimous vote (7–0). Staff reported the county’s reserve percentage is approximately 16.8–17%.
Votes at a glance: - Committed carryovers (purchase orders/grants/committed funds): $11,654,530.18 — approved 7–0. - School Board carryovers: $3,041,601.17 — approved 7–0. - Discretionary carryovers: $4,941,227.78 — approved 7–0. - Nonprofit carryovers: $482,083 — approved 7–0. - Resolution adopting the amended FY2025–26 operating budget: adopted as amended — approved 7–0.
What happens next: Staff will record the budget amendment and implement committed projects. Departments with funded carryovers will proceed under the county’s accounting and project-management procedures.
