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Warren County approves 2026 budget adjustments, backs youth baseball and ambulance equipment
Summary
Warren County council formalized prior line-item adjustments to the 2026 budget, approved a one-time $7,500 donation for the Williamsport/Warren County summer baseball program and covered a first-year $8,000 ambulance equipment payment that was missed in earlier review.
Warren County council on Jan. 20 approved a formal resolution recording several previously discussed 2026 budget adjustments, including a $7,500 donation for Williamsport/Warren County summer baseball improvements and an $8,000 first-year payment for a seven-year ambulance equipment contract.
The vote formalized changes the council had discussed at an earlier meeting and placed those adjustments on the official record. Council members said the donation will fund catcher gear, a new pitching mound and refinishing of a ballfield used by area youth teams that draw players from across the county.
Staff explained that the ambulance equipment payment appeared in the contract fine print and increased the first-year payment by $8,000; the council agreed to appropriate funds to cover the overage rather than delay service or equipment delivery. Members also confirmed the administrative practice of transferring annual donation receipts into a designated donations fund; staff said $82,000 is the budgeted donations total, with roughly $50,000 treated as discretionary for council allocation.
The motion to approve the additional appropriations and the listed donations was made, seconded and carried by voice vote with no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript. The council also discussed a separate earlier-approved road survey related to the Jordan Creek wind farm, which had been recorded on the same resolution for bookkeeping purposes.
Next steps: the revised appropriation resolution will be entered into the county's official financial records and the $7,500 donation will be disbursed to the Williamsport/Warren County youth program for field improvements.
