Norfolk County commissioners approve $125,187 supplemental transfer after dispute over Registry of Deeds funding

The Norfolk County Commission on May 6 approved a series of year‑end budget moves, including a $125,187.52 supplemental appropriation and a $300,000 transfer for Quincy District Court parking‑lot paving and lighting, after an extended debate with the Register of Deeds over how much of his office’s reported surplus should be reallocated.

Director Cromwell presented the fourth FY26 supplemental package, describing four components: $50,000 moved from the facilities maintenance electricity line to miscellaneous legal services; $10,187.52 shifted from the Register of Deeds permanent‑salaries line into printing and binding ($5,678.19), contractual services ($4,268.99) and office supplies ($240.34); a $65,000 reclassification in the Agricultural High School from temporary salaries into overtime; and a $25,000 transfer of FY25 surplus into the county stabilization…