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Bland County amends FY22 budget, earmarks $200,000 in ARPA funds
Summary
The Bland County Board of Supervisors approved a FY22 budget amendment allocating $200,000 of American Rescue Plan funds to county Fund 100 (split $80,000 to improvements and $120,000 to rescue contributions) and transferred $10,000 between library funds; the motion also authorized administrator cooperation with the rescue squad on operational costs.
The Bland County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sept. 28 to amend the FY22 budget to allocate $200,000 of American Rescue Plan funds to county Fund 100 and to transfer $10,000 from Library Fund 385 to Library Fund 100.
Adam Kidd moved the amendment, which specified that $80,000 of the ARPA allocation be placed in an Improvements line and $120,000 be designated to “Rescue Other Contributions.” Randy Johnson seconded the motion, and a roll-call vote recorded unanimous approval.
The motion also authorized County Administrator Dr. Eric Workman to work with the local rescue squad to cover specific operational costs during the current fiscal year. The board did not record additional expenditure specifics or a detailed timeline for the projects in the meeting minutes.
Why it matters: The allocation redirects federal recovery dollars into county capital or service needs and explicitly supports the local rescue squad’s operating costs. The board’s action adds to prior appropriations from the county’s ARPA allotment but did not include a more detailed project schedule or contract language at the meeting.
The board approved the motion as part of the County Administrator’s items on the agenda. No amendments to the amounts were proposed during the recorded discussion.
