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Jefferson County payroll manager reports $13,455.32 GIS budget shortfall; Board agrees to transfer funds
Summary
Payroll Manager Katlyn Farrell told the Board the GIS 2026 budget is short $13,455.32 due to a salary increase and a retiring predecessor; the Board agreed to transfer funds from IT and the General Fund to cover Kirk Webb’s 2025 salary obligation and to plan longer‑term remedies.
Jefferson County Payroll Manager Katlyn Farrell informed the Board on March 9 that the county needs to transfer funds to cover GIS salary costs incurred in 2025.
Farrell said the GIS 2026 budget will be short by $13,455.32 because of a salary increase and a payout to a retiring previous GIS director; the calculation did not include an upcoming 27th payroll. The immediate plan discussed was to transfer funds from the IT budget and the General Fund to cover Kirk Webb, GIS Director’s 2025 salary shortfall.
Commissioners discussed the shortfall and asked staff to plan future remedies; the minutes state plans were made but do not record a formal vote authorizing a specific transfer amount or the precise accounting entries. The discussion indicates the Board intends to address the shortfall through internal budget adjustments rather than a separate emergency appropriation.
The Board did not specify a timeline or provide further detail on how the 2026 budget will be adjusted to avoid a similar shortfall, noting only that staff would make plans to remedy the shortfall going forward.
