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Warren County Council approves 2026 additional appropriations including Jordan Creek wind‑farm road survey
Summary
The Warren County Council approved Resolution #2026-0217A to add multiple 2026 appropriations, including $42,000 for MVH leased equipment and a $10,000 Jordan Creek Wind Farm HWC 1000 road survey; the motion passed with five votes in favor and one abstention.
The Warren County Council approved Resolution #2026-0217A on Feb. 17, 2026, adding a set of supplemental appropriations to the county’s 2026 budget. Council member Neil Ellis moved to approve the resolution and Dwain Akers seconded; the motion passed with five votes in favor and one abstention by Council member Ben Dispennett.
Auditor Robin Weston-Hubner described several line items included in the resolution. The transcript lists donations and program support such as a $1,000 donation to the 4‑H Council; $500 for the Local Public Health Services Welcome Baby Program and $455 for office supplies; a $5,000 entry described in the record as COVID vaccine insurance reimbursement/health department clerk/registrar stipend; and personnel or grant adjustments described for prosecutor and pretrial/public defender accounts. The record also shows $15,000 for medical care of prisoners, $1,800 for pest control, $9,000 for expenses to state institutions, $42,000 for MVH restricted leased equipment, and a $10,000 allocation for a Jordan Creek Wind Farm HWC 1000 Road Survey.
Weston-Hubner also described new local program funding proposed in the packet and approved at the meeting: $7,500 for a Warren County ball program/park and $8,000 for ambulance equipment, and an internal transfer of $82,000 from fund 4918 to fund 4100 (donations). Several line-item descriptions in the meeting transcript were abbreviated and not fully detailed; the council approved the package as presented.
The action adjusts multiple departmental budgets and directs county bookkeeping as described in Resolution #2026-0217A. No further detail about implementation timelines or vendor contracts appears in the transcript.
