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Finance director reports lower cash balances and year-to-date budget status
Summary
Finance Director Tammy Robinson presented unaudited monthly reports showing general-fund cash about $2.1 million lower than last year (attributed mainly to filled positions and timing of transfers) and reviewed sales tax, CIP balances and year-to-date expenditures; commissioners asked follow-up questions about specific line items.
Tammy Robinson, Geary County finance director, presented the county's unaudited statement of receipts, expenditures and unencumbered cash and walked commissioners through cash-composition and fund-status reports.
Robinson said the general fund cash balance is lower than the prior year by about $2.1 million, a change she attributed primarily to filled positions and the timing of transfers and appropriations that occur early in the fiscal year. "Our cash is lower in the general fund from last year by about 2,100,000.0, and that is largely due to the salaries that we don't have the overage in our salaries as we've had in the past," Robinson said.
She reviewed sales-tax receipts (general fund and debt service), courthouse and building fund activity, and CIP cash balances (noting an available CIP balance after commitments). Robinson said the county began 2026 with approximately $440,540 unencumbered cash in the building fund and, after activity, had around $657,005.65 available for projects. On the CIP side, the fund started at about $4,081,008.26 with approximately $3,000,343.74 available after booked revenue and approved projects.
Robinson also explained that year-to-date expenditure levels are influenced by early transfers, multi-paycheck months and timing of insurance and subscription payments, and invited commissioners to contact her for line‑item explanations. Commissioners asked for clarifications on specific programs, website platform costs and EMS transfers. Robinson said she will keep the board posted as the external audit proceeds and provide follow-up material when requested.
Why it matters: the figures give the commission an updated view of liquidity, project availability and near‑term budgeting pressures, informing decisions on capital projects, grants and program funding.
What’s next: Robinson will continue the audit process with the county's auditor, provide further detail to commissioners on request, and track CIP commitments.
