Votes at a glance: Adams County Board actions (March 2026 meeting)

The Adams County Board of Supervisors voted on Resolutions 3 through 13 at its March 2026 meeting. Below are the outcomes and short notes for each adopted item.

• Resolution 3 (Recognition) — Adopted (reported 18 yes). Recognized Richard Schlippman for 11 years of service to Adams County (Veterans Service Office).

• Resolution 4 (Recognition) — Adopted (reported 18 yes). Recognized Ruth Hornash for 11 years of support-service work in Health & Human Services; director offered remarks.

• Resolution 5 (Sustainable transportation funding) — Adopted (reported 17 yes, 1 no). Board endorsed a resolution supporting long-term transportation funding; one supervisor (Dozle) voted no after asking whether it requested a tax increase.

• Resolution 6 (Motorized recreational grant program participation) — Adopted (reported unanimous yes). Authorized participation in the state motorized recreational grant program.

• Resolution 7 (Appointment of humane officers) — Adopted (reported tally corrected during roll call; final adopted). Appointed two humane officers; discussion covered training, liability and vehicle/kennel arrangements.

• Resolution 8 (Highway budget amendment) — Adopted (reported unanimous yes). Transferred $1,000,000 into the highway fund to cover 2025 project overages (CTH Z and carryover from CTH M).

• Resolution 9 (Elected-official compensation 2027–2030) — Adopted (amendment passed then amended resolution passed; amendment vote reported 13 yes/5 no; final 14 yes/4 no). Board amended base salaries upward for the clerk of courts and sheriff and set 3% annual increases.

• Resolution 10 (Committed fund balances — GASB 54) — Adopted (reported unanimous yes). Approved committed fund balances under GASB 54 guidance.

• Resolution 11 (Special revenue fund for employee scholarship) — Adopted (reported unanimous yes). Created a fund to accept and administer employee scholarship contributions.

• Resolution 12 (Amend 2025 general fund budget) — Adopted (reported 17 yes, 1 no). Housekeeping budget adjustments to match increased revenues and cover 2025 overages in selected departments.

• Resolution 13 (Adopt fiscal policy) — Adopted (reported 16 yes, 2 no). Board adopted a revised fiscal policy after discussion; an effort to postpone to May failed.

These items were adopted over the course of the meeting; clerk roll calls and recorded tallies appear in the meeting transcript. For details, see the full meeting minutes and the individual resolutions.