Budget committee sends three amendments to full court: firefighter funds, American Legion match and DOJ vest grant
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Summary
The Budget Committee voted to forward three amendments to full court: a $28,100 appropriation of returned White County Firefighters Association funds, a $15,000 (50/50) match to American Legion Post 99 for structural repair, and a $24,816 Department of Justice bulletproof-vest grant requiring a county match.
The White County Budget Committee voted to send three budget amendments to the full county commission for final approval.
Director Markham (speaker S13) summarized the package: a $28,100 amendment to appropriate funds returned by the White County Firefighters Association — the association voted to disband and returned remaining funds to the county to be distributed to volunteer departments per previously agreed allocations; a $15,000 contribution to American Legion Post 99 to match a grant and support repair of a failing elevator-foundation addition (the county’s commitment is a 50/50 match); and acceptance of a $24,816 Department of Justice bulletproof-vest partnership award that requires a $12,408 local match and $12,408 in federal funds to buy vests for sheriff’s deputies.
"Those three would require county commission approval," Markham said while laying out the amendments, and the committee moved to send all three to full court. The motion passed in committee and will now be considered by the full commission.
Why it matters: The firefighter-association funds will be reallocated to volunteer fire departments per prior departmental agreements and are one-time appropriations of funds returned to the county. The DOJ vest grant brings federal funding for officer safety but obligates a county match. The American Legion match would support a local veteran-service facility repair and follows the county’s contribution rules.
Other committee votes: The committee also approved a $2,000 election-commission supplies reallocation to remain within committee and agreed to send a highway/public-works amendment to full court that recognizes an additional ~$63,000 in state aid revenue discovered after the original budget was set.
Next steps: Each amendment that was sent to full court will be considered by the full county commission; the DOJ vest award and the firefighter reappropriation require commission action to appropriate the funds and to effect purchases or distributions.