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Cloud County reviews June finances, approves $192,541 payroll and continues 2026 budget work
Summary
The Cloud County Board of Commissioners reviewed June financial reports showing an ending cash balance of $14,709,425.43, approved payroll totaling $192,541.04 across county funds, and recessed to continue work on the 2026 budget.
The Cloud County Board of Commissioners on July 7 reviewed the county’s financial statements as of June 30, 2025, noting an ending cash balance of $14,709,425.43 and approved payroll expenses totaling $192,541.04. The payroll approval covered multiple funds, and the board recessed for lunch before continuing work on the 2026 budget.
At the session Chairman Michael Cleveland and Commissioners Dannie Kearn and Ron Copple recorded the payroll across funds: General Fund $95,020.15; Road & Bridge $54,363.84; Appraiser $6,180.08; County Health $21,886.86; Noxious Weed $1,522.31; Election $2,208.09; and Solid Waste $11,359.71. Payroll deductions and benefits totaled $82,838.63. The board noted the detailed expense report is available from County Clerk Shella Thoman’s office and on the Clerk’s public records webpage.
The board recessed from 11:41 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; upon returning commissioners spent time working on the 2026 budget. No formal budget adoption occurred at the July 7 meeting; the record states only that the board continued budget work after the recess.
Procedural actions taken during the session included approval of routine payroll and the minutes of the June 30, 2025 meeting. The board adjourned at 3:09 p.m. and scheduled the next regular meeting for Monday, July 21, 2025.
