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County Clerk presents 2024 final settlement showing $692,704.75 in excess fees; Fiscal Court acknowledges
Summary
Spencer County Clerk Lynn Hesselbrock presented the 2024 final settlement; minutes show $692,704.75 in excess fees turned over to Fiscal Court, which the judge said nearly covered the jail budget. The court acknowledged receipt and discussed the jail budget draft.
Spencer County Clerk Lynn Hesselbrock presented the county's 2024 final settlement to Fiscal Court on March 17 and asked the court to acknowledge receipt. Hesselbrock said the report was delayed after conflicting advice about submission requirements, but the State Auditor required it to be filed.
The minutes record a Clerk YTD excess-fees figure of $692,704.75, which Judge-Executive Scott Travis noted "just about covered the Jail budget." The Clerk explained the Housing Trust Fund is a statutory recipient for a portion of collected fees. Following discussion, a motion by Esq. Stump, seconded by Esq. Travis, acknowledged receipt of the Clerk's 2024 final settlement; the vote was unanimous by voice.
Court members also reviewed a draft jail budget at the meeting. The Treasurer used year-to-date figures to estimate a projected increase in deputy jailer salary lines; Esq. Stump expressed concern about an apparent more-than-50% increase in the deputy salary line and asked for a larger surplus in contingency. The record shows no formal action on the jail budget; members requested additional work and potential revisions before adoption.
