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Belknap County approves $50,148.62 nursing-home receivable write-off and implements 3.6% step increases for nonunion staff
Summary
Commissioners approved a $50,148.62 write-off of uncollectible nursing-home receivables, replenished the allowance for doubtful accounts, and authorized a 3.6% step/merit increase for qualifying nonunion employees; officials also flagged a March 5 TAN and projected a 2026 year-end fund balance of $4.92 million.
The Belknap County Board of Commissioners approved a $50,148.62 write-off of nursing-home receivables Tuesday and moved to replenish the allowance for doubtful accounts, county finance director Lori Sharp said.
Sharp told commissioners the county ended 2025 with an approximate fund balance of $5,982,565 and currently projects a 2026 year-end fund balance of $4,916,342. She said the county is 13% of the way through the year and noted a short-term cash need: a tax anticipation note (TAN) with a close date of March 5.
Why it matters: County officials said the write-off represents accounts deemed…
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