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Delaware County Council re‑approves January–February appropriations, approves multiple transfers and grants
Summary
Facing a new state advertising requirement, the Delaware County Council re‑approved January and February appropriations and approved several fund transfers and grant appropriations totaling multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars; a requested court administrative assistant appropriation remained on the table pending the new court administrator's review.
Delaware County Council members re‑approved January and February appropriations on March 31 to comply with a new state advertising requirement and approved multiple transfers and grant appropriations after finance staff read the affected line items for the record.
Finance staff said a change in state procedure requires direct filing in Gateway at least 14 days before approval; because prior approvals had been advertised in the newspaper only, the council re‑approved previously passed appropriations so the county meets the new Gateway rule. Staff read multiple line items and block totals, including one block totaling $662,173.53 and another totaling $1,479,790.24 that were re‑approved by roll call.
On individual items, the council approved routine transfers from the sales disclosure fund to reassessment for postage and copier lease costs ($22,269); additional sales disclosure fund appropriations for professional services and postage ($29,269); and grant appropriations including a $60,000 opioid grant for peer recovery and related expenses and a $31,250 Juvenile Community Corrections (JCC) grant covering a probation officer and benefits through June 30. The Board also approved the Surveyor's Cornerstone Perpetuation Fund appropriation of $40,000 to update records and GIS ties via Ashton Land Surveyors.
Council considered a staffing request for the courts presented earlier by Judge Calhoun and reiterated by newly arrived court administrator Ted Ward, who said he was "a bit unprepared" in his second day on the job and asked time to evaluate needs. Multiple council members urged cross‑training and recommended leaving the administrative assistant appropriation on the table until Ward can assess priorities; no motion was made to remove it from the table, so the request remains tabled.
Motions to approve the various transfers and appropriations were moved and seconded during the meeting (examples: motion to approve appropriation lines moved by Eugene and seconded by Jessica; other motions moved by Jessica, seconded by Dan), and roll calls recorded the present members voting in favor. Council also adopted an amended meeting schedule to align filing deadlines with Gateway advertising requirements.
The council received and accepted the January–February backfilling report and approved amendments to the salary ordinance and financial transfers as presented. Council members asked staff to confirm totals and advertising compliance; staff said the re‑approval vote was a procedural step to conform with the new state requirement.
The council is expected to revisit lingering staffing and appropriations issues during the regular budget process and when court administrator Ted Ward completes his review.
