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Cochise County supervisors hear treasurer briefing; Fund 107 described as non‑budgetable
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Summary
County staff told the Cochise County Board of Supervisors that Fund 107 holds court‑held surplus proceeds from foreclosure or judicial sales and is not part of the county’s appropriated budget; supervisors also asked staff to resolve payroll‑account funds held at JP Morgan. No votes were taken.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on April 16 heard a treasurer’s office briefing in which county staff said Fund 107 consists of surplus proceeds held for courts and is not a county budget line.
Gilman, a county staff member who opened the treasurer work session, told the board: "We have today, the treasurer's work session on the county treasurer budget," and introduced Stacy Penhouse (budget manager), Treasurer Kathy Trawick, Deputy Treasurer Maria Pitzland and County Administrator Joe Casey as participants in the briefing. Gilman summarized the session by saying there was "no change in the county treasury's budget."
Why it matters: supervisors said the clarification affects how the county reports and manages certain receipts and prevents misclassifying court‑held funds as discretionary county revenue. Supervisor Gomez (District 2) emphasized that Fund 107 "isn't actually a budgetable item," explaining that the fund holds excess proceeds from foreclosure or judicial sales that the county holds on behalf of the court and disburses only after receiving a court order.
Gilman and Gomez both stressed that, because Fund 107 is not county money to appropriate, routine treasury accounting does not treat it as part of the county’s general budget. Gilman offered to provide exact numbers if the board wanted a more detailed review; she said, "We can go over the exact numbers if you'd like."
Supervisor Gomez also flagged a separate bookkeeping matter: funds that have been sitting in a payroll account at JP Morgan that she said "actually should be part of your money" and requested staff follow up so those balances are cleaned up and correctly recorded. The board did not take any votes or formal actions during the work session; Gilman characterized the session as informational and said the overall treasurer budget remains unchanged.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Tuesday, April 21 at 10 a.m. and then adjourned the work session.
