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Finance committee reports $9.88M surplus, flags jail medical and planning overages and rebate-driven sales-tax shortfall
Summary
Benton County finance staff told the committee the county showed a $9,880,001.53 surplus and $8.5 million in transfers out, but noted overages in jail medical services and planning/engineering fees and explained January sales-tax figures were depressed by $814,000 in rebates.
Benton County finance staff reported a $9,880,001.53 surplus and $8.5 million in transfers out as the committee opened its Feb. 10 meeting, but highlighted a few items requiring attention: jail medical services and planning engineering fees showed overages that staff will review and, if needed, address with transfers or appropriations in March.
Staff said the jail medical overage stems from a small number of expensive inmate hospitalizations and prescription costs…
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