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Human Services Board approves $20,000 year‑end budget transfer to cover travel overages
Summary
The Winnebago County Human Services Board voted Feb. 23 to approve a year‑end housekeeping budget transfer moving $20,000 to the travel category to cover auto allowances and out‑of‑state child‑welfare travel; staff said those costs are 100% reimbursable and the transfer will be reviewed by P&F on March 5.
The Winnebago County Human Services Board approved a year‑end budget transfer at its Feb. 23 meeting to move $20,000 into the department's travel category to cover higher‑than‑expected travel costs.
Presenter explained the transfer is a routine, year‑end housekeeping action to move budgeted funds between categories and said the travel overage resulted primarily from auto allowances in the long‑term‑support division and unanticipated out‑of‑state child‑welfare placements that required staff travel. "That money is 100% reimbursable," the presenter told the board.
A board member asked whether the transfer requires additional approval; presenter said the item will go to the P&F committee March 5 and may then appear before the full county board (tentatively March 17). The board moved, seconded and approved the transfer by voice vote; there was no roll‑call tally recorded in the transcript.
The motion and approval were described as covering a $20,000 net transfer (presenter explained the paperwork shows $40,000 on the document because $20,000 is taken from one line and $20,000 placed in another, but the net movement is $20,000). Presenter said finance staff flagged the need during year‑end closing and emphasized there was no request for additional funding beyond reassigning existing budget lines.
