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Finance and budget meeting approves $555,156.72 expenditure list; staff reports several small transfers
Summary
The finance and budget meeting on April 15 approved an expenditure list totaling $555,156.72 by a 5-0 vote and reviewed several small budget transfers for court office blinds, public-works tools, health lab services, fire equipment winches, and land-records equipment.
The finance and budget meeting approved an expenditure list totaling $555,156.72 on April 15 and heard staff report several small budget transfers affecting the district court, public works, health department, fire fund and land records.
The meeting was called to order by the chair, who asked whether there were questions about the expenditure list. Commissioner Walker asked about line 7876, a $662 entry listed for “Kelly Sullivan” to attend a Justice Court conference. Dr. Hasler explained the item was to send a court clerk to a clerks’ conference, noting the clerk works for local judges and that this was a different Kelly Sullivan than the one who typically attends public meetings. “That is ... a clerk conference for justice for the courts,” Dr. Hasler said.
After brief review, the chair asked for a motion “that we reviewed and approved the expenditure list as of Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 in the amount of $555,156.72.” The motion was made and seconded and the chair announced, “Motion passes 5 to 0.” No individual roll-call votes were read into the record in the transcript.
Staff then reported several budget transfers: $2,829 to the district court to fund office blinds; $2,578 to Public Works (Metro Sewer) to purchase a pipe cutter and rock popper; $257 to the health department for family services to cover March 2026 lab services; and $1,200 from the fire fund to cover winches for new rescue equipment (the transcript notes the equipment was purchased from Harbor Freight and paid by the shop). The land records division received a $34 transfer from the general fund for increased printing and duplicating, covering business cards for Willow Conners and property index-card purchases over $150, and an $8,000 transfer to cover the purchase of three computers and a monitor after staff noted the non-capital fixed assets account had no funds.
Director Hauser was asked whether staff wished to highlight anything; Hauser responded no. With no further questions, the chair called for a motion to adjourn; the motion carried and the meeting adjourned.
The transcript does not record formal separate votes on the listed budget transfers; the expenditures list approval is the only formal vote recorded in the provided transcript.
