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Commission files finance reports, approves appointments and routine budget items, and sends some school funding back for review
Summary
The Franklin County Commission received finance reports, approved dozens of consent items including notary applications, committee reports and multiple budget amendments, and approved a contingent library property purchase while asking the school board to rework a bus-contract pay increase.
At its July 18 regular meeting the Franklin County Board of Commissioners received a suite of finance reports, approved routine appointments and notaries, and adopted multiple budget-related consent items presented in the packet.
The commission received and filed the Finance Director’s detailed revenues and expenditures reports (May 2022 and fiscal-year-to-date figures) and a capital/ARP funds summary. Committee minutes from the finance, legislative and audit committees were also filed.
Elections and appointments approved included library board appointments and multiple notary public certifications. The meeting packet includes a list of nine notary applications approved by roll call and voice votes across the June and July session materials.
On library property: the finance committee recommended, and the commission approved contingent authorization for the county to purchase land for the Franklin County Public Library following an appraisal and a geo-survey. The committee said the parties negotiated a purchase price of $340,000; the library board agreed to pay the negotiated excess ($63,077) from its fund balance. The commission’s action approved the purchase contingent on the appraisal and geo-survey being completed.
On school transportation and the proposed bus-contractor pay increase: the school system requested an increase of $10,000 per contracted bus route to help retain operators. Finance committee members discussed the request but sent the school budget back to the school board for reconsideration and asked the board to resubmit before a special-called finance meeting. The commission did not approve the pay increases at this meeting.
Other routine actions included receipt and filing of trustee interest and local option sales tax reports and approval of various fiscal year budget amendments recorded in the packet.
Ending: commissioners adjourned after approving the agenda items and public business; staff will return contract language, appraisals, and any awarded grant agreements to the commission for final approval as required.
