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Commission approves multiple grants and budget adjustments including $106,000 senior center grant and $2.5 million reprogramming for hospital preopening
Summary
Commissioners approved an Aging and Long‑Term Services grant of $106,000 for Del Rio Senior Center renovations, a DFA capital outlay grant of $77,542 for playground equipment at Las Maravillas Park, routine payables for Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026, and state bar adjustments including reprogramming $2.5 million for hospital preopening expenses.
At its Feb. 4 meeting, the Valencia County Commission approved several finance actions and grants.
Finance staff presented an Aging and Long‑Term Services capital appropriation grant (agreement 24‑I5937) of $106,000 to renovate Del Rio Senior Center (reversion date 06/30/2028). The board approved acceptance of that grant after confirming scope includes prior exterior work and that the project requires no local match.
The Department of Finance and Administration capital outlay award (agreement 25‑ZJ5047‑21) of $77,542 will purchase and install playground equipment at Las Maravillas Community Park; the reversion date is 06/30/2026 and no match is required.
Finance also presented recognition and recording of accounts payable and payroll: $4,195,245.95 for December 2025 and $7,962,830.54 for January 2026, attributable in part to an audit of outstanding invoices that produced a larger-than-average processing batch. Commissioners voted to approve these expenditures.
Separately, staff presented state bar adjustments that included revenue recognition, closing completed grant accounts and reprogramming $2,500,000 for hospital preopening operational expenses (an allowable use of 5% from a prior $50 million appropriation per legislative direction). Commissioners approved the resolution to implement these adjustments.
The board also voted to move forward with other routine financial items and to coordinate with DFA and hospital partners on remaining preopening expense requests.
