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Board approves package of financial resolutions including interfund transfers, EMS loan and sheriff CD
Summary
On June 30 the board approved multiple finance resolutions: interfund transfers (rural services to secondary roads and TIF to debt service), a $37,500 interfund loan to the new EMS fund, authority for conservation reserve transfers, and authorization for the sheriff to open an 11‑month Certificate of Deposit of $105,000 at Green Belt Bank & Trust.
The Butler County Board of Supervisors approved a set of financial resolutions on June 30, 2025, covering interfund transfers, an interfund loan to establish the Emergency Medical Services Fund, a transfer‑authority for conservation reserves, and an authorization for a Certificate of Deposit for the sheriff.
Key actions recorded in the minutes include: • Resolution #404‑26: authorizes periodic transfers from the General Basic and Rural Services Basic funds to the Secondary Roads Fund for FY2026, with a maximum periodic transfer from the rural services basic fund not to exceed $2,240,000 and transfer mechanics following Iowa Code section 331.429. • Resolution #820‑26: authorizes periodic transfers from the TIF Fund to the Debt Service Fund for FY2026 with a maximum transfer not to exceed $1,500,000 (Iowa Code section 331.430 noted). • Resolution #821‑26: authorizes transfers from the General Basic Fund to the General Supplemental Fund with a stated maximum of $200,000. • Resolution #26‑2025: authorizes an interfund loan of $37,500 from the General Basic Fund (0001) to the Emergency Medical Services Fund (0033) with anticipated repayment by the end of FY2025‑26. Auditor Leslie Groen explained the need for the EMS fund loan. • Resolution #857‑26: authorizes the auditor to transfer specified conservation revenue sources into the Conservation Reserve and Equipment Reserve accounts upon request of the Butler County Conservation Board, up to $100,000 from enumerated revenue accounts. • Resolution #34‑2025: declares Green Belt Bank & Trust a county depository and authorizes the sheriff to open an 11‑month Certificate of Deposit with an initial deposit of $105,000 at an initial rate of 4.19%.
All items are recorded in the minutes as adopted; Rusty Eddy was recorded as absent for the meeting. The minutes state statutory citations where applicable and direct the auditor to record transfers and notify the treasurer or county engineer as required.
