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Delta County board adopts 2024–25 budget after multi‑department presentation
Summary
Delta County commissioners adopted the fiscal year 2024–25 budget after a presentation by the county finance administrator outlining a modest $68,000 projected increase in general fund balance, department changes and proposed personnel additions. The board authorised several budget housekeeping measures and transfers to balance the plan.
Delta County commissioners on Sept. 17 approved the county’s fiscal year 2024–25 budget after a presentation from county finance staff detailing revenues, planned uses of prior American Rescue Plan Act funds and changes across departments. Ashley, the county administrator and budget presenter, told the board the general fund is projected to increase by about $68,000 in the coming year and that key personnel costs across the airport, road patrol and general fund total roughly $12.8 million with $6.2 million in non‑personnel costs.
Ashley described several fund movements and planned uses of one‑time ARPA revenues for projects such as the multi‑use building, courthouse upgrades and relocation of courthouse utilities. The airport improvement program was budgeted at about $1,000,000 in the proposed plan, with reimbursement timing contingent on project completion and grant closeout. Ashley said the county’s unaudited general fund balance stood near $7.5 million, with a pension stabilization fund of about $2.3 million; she also said the county’s retirement funding level was roughly 72 percent.
Commissioners asked for clarifications on staffing changes, pension funding and projected insurance increases. Ashley explained the budget includes five net new positions that were described during the presentation, including a conversion of a part‑time sobriety court position to full time and added clerical or custodial positions where noted. Commissioners also reviewed changes to department revenue and expense lines — including building permit fee increases and a planned reduction in certain American Rescue Plan allocations.
After the presentation, the board approved a series of procedural motions authorizing the administrator to transfer budget line items as needed to balance budgets within statutory guidelines, to handle year‑end housekeeping amendments and to conform the budget to the Michigan Uniform Budgeting Act. Those authorizations were followed by a motion to adopt the 2024–25 budget resolution as amended, which the board approved by voice vote.
The board scheduled radio outreach and other public‑facing briefings to explain the budget decisions to residents. The county clerk and staff will publish the final adopted budget documents and any subsequent budget amendments.
