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Mono County moves $1.6 million to contingency after quarter‑2 budget update
Summary
Finance Director Stephanie Trujillo reported stronger‑than‑expected property, sales and transient occupancy tax receipts; the board approved reallocations and placed $1,598,474 into contingency after adopting staff recommendations by a 4/5 procedural vote.
The Mono County Board of Supervisors received a fiscal year 2025–26 quarter‑2 budget update on Feb. 10 and approved staff recommendations to reallocate mid‑year adjustments and place about $1.598 million of net one‑time funds into contingency.
Finance Director Stephanie Trujillo told the board that through the end of the second quarter the county had received $3,697,599 in property tax (not including a first‑installment portion that was posted later in the week), and transient occupancy tax (TOT) receipts were $2,465,873 — roughly 58% of the adopted TOT budget. Sales tax posted through October 2025 is trending at 52% of budget and ahead of the conservative forecast.
Trujillo described a set of recommended mid‑year changes: an increase in net property tax revenue due to a vehicle license fee backfill and other adjustments (net property tax increase about $1.495 million), intergovernmental increases tied to additional housing program allocations and grants, and a negative change in charges for services after a late cost‑plan reconciliation. On the expenditure side the county identified vacancy savings of $593,749 and a net reduction of $555,068 in general‑fund expenses. Trujillo recommended placing the full $1,598,474 net positive balance into contingency as a one‑time source.
Board members asked for more detail on how online/remote‑fulfillment vendors (for example, Amazon) are reported in sales‑tax categories and asked staff to request more detailed reporting from HDL, the county’s sales‑tax consultant. The board also discussed the timing of cost‑plan completion and its mid‑year impact on non‑general funds.
Supervisor McFarland moved to approve the recommended actions (including the appropriation transfers, position allocations and the contingency deposit); the motion was seconded and carried on a recorded voice vote. Trujillo said staff will bring forward a quarter‑3 spending plan if the board identifies projects to fund from the contingency balance.
