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Benton County commissioners approve package of resolutions, amend longevity bonus and pass budget moves
Summary
At the May 21 meeting the commission amended and approved a longevity bonus resolution, rejected a proposal to reduce the number of commissioners per district, approved multiple budget and transfer resolutions including a $170,000 highway appropriation and released the Trustee from the 2016 tax aggregate.
The Benton County Commission on May 21 approved a series of resolutions and budget transfers and recorded several roll-call votes and voice approvals.
Key outcomes included: an amendment to Resolution 0521-01 reducing the proposed longevity bonus from $60 to $40 per year of service (the amendment carried and the amended resolution passed on roll-call); a failed vote on Resolution 0521-02 to change the county legislative body to two commissioners per district (motion failed, then a motion to table also failed); and approval of multiple financial resolutions and transfers including combined approvals for resolutions 0521-09 through 0521-14 by roll-call (15 ayes, 2 passes).
Other recorded approvals included: releasing the Trustee of Benton County from the 2016 tax aggregate of $7,696,020.00; payment of A2H invoice #43224 for $2,297.00 and A2H invoice #43433 for $1,895.47; appropriating $170,000 from Unassigned Fund Balance to the Highway Department Fund (Resolution 0521-20, passed 17 ayes, 1 pass); and approving Resolution 0521-19 to appropriate $500 from the Unassigned Fund Balance (roll-call 15 ayes, 2 passes). Several payroll transfers and smaller budget reallocations and notary approvals were also adopted, and one resolution (0521-08) failed.
Most routine items were approved by voice vote; several budget and appointment items used roll-call votes with tallies recorded in the minutes. The meeting record shows the commission combined several related resolutions to vote on them as packages and recorded the results.
The minutes do not list dollar amounts for every transfer in the verbal roll-call lines; amounts that were specified in the agenda or resolution list are noted in this summary. Commissioners did not record extended debate on most of these routine items during this meeting. The commission adjourned after approving the day's business.
