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Finance committee presses administration for clearer grant accounting and effects on county general fund
Summary
At a March 18 virtual Finance Committee meeting, members asked the Barnstable County administration to present grant revenues and expenses in a clearer, grant-by-grant format and to show how grant-funded positions affect the general fund and unreserved reserves; staff said grants are tracked separately and excess grant funds do not flow into county reserves.
At a March 18 virtual meeting, the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates’ Standing Committee on Finance pressed county administrators for clearer accounting of grant revenues and for a better way to show how grant-funded positions affect the general fund and unreserved reserves.
Deputy Speaker Fryel led the questioning, saying committee members reviewing the budget book want to know how to interpret grant-related lines that show FTEs supported partly or wholly by grants. “We want to see whether how this impacts the county’s finances… and what kind of tail liabilities there could be if grants were terminated,” he said, noting that past concerns about potential grant losses prompted the committee’s earlier review.
Deputy Administrator Herique told the committee that the administration deliberately avoids co-mingling grant information with the general fund operating budget so the Assembly can clearly see what it is being asked to appropriate. “We sought to present that… in a summary…
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