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Board adopts amendments and supplemental appropriations totaling more than $9 million
Summary
At the Sept. 24 meeting the Washington County Board approved an amendment hearing and adopted supplemental appropriations including $9.34M for committed costs and multi-million dollar carryovers for schools and departments.
Washington County staff presented a pair of budget items Sept. 24 that the Board of Supervisors adopted after discussion: a formal public hearing on an amendment to the fiscal year 2024–25 operating budget and multiple supplemental appropriations and carryovers.
County finance staff said the budget amendment required a public hearing because the proposed change exceeded 1% of total expenditures; the amendment request mentioned a figure “about 16,800,000,” which staff described as the aggregate amendment figure before later adjustments. At the meeting staff provided a separate resolution to appropriate $9,344,912.59 in supplemental funds to cover outstanding commitments, restricted funds and capital projects (including courthouse and library projects). The board adopted that resolution by voice vote.
The board also approved the Washington County School Board’s carryover request of $2,255,582.46; staff said roughly $1,910,170 of that total represents the carryover of multi-year high-impact per-pupil funding and $345,412.46 covers obligated or encumbered funds. In addition, the board considered discretionary carryover requests totaling $5,769,640 and approved those requests with exceptions: the board approved the resolution while pulling certain personnel requests for later consideration (motions clarified which specific position-line items were excluded).
Board members repeatedly emphasized caution about using one-time carryover funds to create ongoing personnel expenses. Several motions amended resolutions on the floor; votes on these appropriation and carryover measures were recorded as unanimous where noted.
Ending: The board adopted the amended budget and supplemental-appropriation resolutions as amended and directed staff to reflect final adjustments in the county’s fiscal statements.
