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Benton County court advances collector staffing change, transfers FEMA funds and several budget fixes
Summary
The court approved a schedule change to add a chief deputy collector to accommodate the newly elected collector, approved a transfer of roughly $10.82 million in FEMA storm funds back to the general fund, and passed multiple appropriations and technical payroll transfers.
Benton County’s finance meeting on Dec. 9 included multiple administrative and budget actions: a Schedule 4 amendment to create a chief deputy collector position so the incoming collector can begin work, a $10,822,629.50 transfer of FEMA storm funds back to the general fund, and a set of grant appropriations and technical transfers intended to correct previously omitted budget lines.
A county representative (speaker 19) said the collector-elect, Joel Edwards, intends to start in the collector’s office and…
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