Crawford County board adopts FY2027 budget, approves amended FY2026 appropriation resolution

The Crawford County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the county's FY2027 budget and approved an amended FY2026 budget and related appropriations on the meeting day.

Michelle, presiding, closed the FY2027 public hearing after Zach Rasmmanson reported there had been no oral or written objections and that the proposed FY2027 budget remained unchanged from the prior meeting. The board then approved and adopted the FY2027 budget by voice vote.

The meeting later turned to an amended FY2026 budget the board was required to adopt to reflect a specific line-item salary change for the assessor. Paul Overton explained the line-item change and said Department of Management staff advised that an amended budget and public hearing were necessary even though overall totals did not increase. The board moved to open and then close the required public hearings on the amendment.

During the public hearing on the broader FY2026 amendment, staff reviewed the itemized changes. The total proposed amendment amount was revised from $748,834 to $732,334 (a $16,500 reduction). Noted line items included an $83,334 pledge connected to a city/DMU match for a CAT grant, $30,000 for planning and management consulting, sheriff’s department increases (deputy salaries, radio equipment and jail wages), a proposed $100,000 capital transfer for courthouse work (staff noted it could be adjusted down to roughly $54,000), and minor adjustments to county attorney forfeiture and substance-abuse-related funds.

Board members asked detailed questions about fund balances, how spending would be covered across fund lines and whether shortfalls could be managed within other funds. Staff explained that some balances in other general funds would absorb the amendments without increasing the tax asking for the current year.

Following discussion, the board approved Resolution 2612 to appropriate the amended amounts to departments. A roll-call vote was recorded with supervisors present voting in favor as recorded by the clerk, and the resolution carried. The board also approved Resolution 2026-13 transferring $100,000 from the general basic fund into the capital fund (bookkeeping to align funds with the amendment).

The board took several related motions in sequence: opening and closing the public hearings, accepting staff clarifications on line items and passing the appropriation and transfer resolutions. All formal motions and roll-call results were recorded in the meeting minutes.

The board moved on to other business after adopting the budgets and appropriation resolutions. The meeting adjourned after final citizen input (none recorded).