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Gibson County Council approves $80,000 from Fort Branch Library rainy‑day fund and carries forward $3.97 million in encumbrances
Summary
Council approved Fort Branch Library’s request to use $80,000 of its rainy‑day balance for capital work and voted to allow $3,967,827.64 in 2025 encumbrances to carry into 2026; votes were recorded by voice as 6 to 0.
The Gibson County Council voted to allow the Fort Branch Johnson Township Public Library to use $80,000 from its rainy‑day fund for capital outlays and separately approved carrying encumbrances and appropriation adjustments totaling $3,967,827.64 from 2025 into 2026.
Laura Hoppe, speaking for the Fort Branch Library, said the library’s rainy‑day balance is $212,237 and requested $80,000 to cover unanticipated capital needs related to stormwater work near the new library building. A councilmember moved to approve the request; the motion received a second and passed by voice vote with a stated result of "6 to 0."
Separately, the council considered encumbrances and appropriation adjustments totaling $3,967,827.64 that were appropriated in 2025 but not spent that year. The council approved paying those invoices in the following fiscal year after a motion and second; the approval was recorded as "6 to 0."
No individual roll‑call votes or member names were specified in the transcript; the meeting used a voice vote and reported the outcome. The council did not attach additional conditions to the library request during this session.
