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Commissioners approve inmate-medical and prosecutor appropriations, add jail budget code and set 5% wage guidance
Summary
In the same meeting, the board approved a $45,000 inmate-medical appropriation, a $2,400 prosecutor equipment additional, created a separate jail location code for budget reporting, set 5% wage guidance for the 2027 budget, and made two APC appointments.
The Pulaski County commissioners approved several budget adjustments and appointments during the meeting. The board unanimously carried by voice vote (transcript records affirmatives but not a full roll-call) an additional appropriation of $45,000 to cover inmate medical costs after staff said the inmate medical line needed appropriation coverage for the year.
The commission also approved an advertised additional of $2,400 for equipment for the prosecutor’s office. Finance staff confirmed the funds were available within the relevant line item and the motions were approved by voice vote.
To improve budget transparency, the board approved creating a separate location code for the jail so operating costs (household supplies, dispatch, jail supplies) can be reported separately in future budgets. Finance staff said the change can be implemented in the budgeting system for the 2027 cycle.
On guidance for next year’s budgets, a motion to include a 5% wage increase assumption for the 2027 budget was made and adopted to give department heads a planning figure.
The board also handled appointments to the Area Planning Commission (APC): a motion to appoint Angie Guling passed, and later the board accepted a nomination and approved Mike Tidi for APC service. The transcript records the motions and that the motions “carried,” but it does not include full roll-call vote tallies for each appointment.
Actions taken at a glance:
• Inmate medical appropriation: additional $45,000 — approved by voice vote.
• Prosecutor equipment: additional $2,400 — approved by voice vote.
• Add separate jail location code to budget — approved by voice vote.
• 2027 wage guidance: 5% increase for budgeting — approved by voice vote.
• APC appointments: Angie Guling appointed; Mike Tidi nominated and approved.
The board adjourned following those items.
