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Johnson County approves ARPA reappropriation and other budget measures
Summary
The Johnson County quorum court approved three appropriation ordinances, including an ARPA reappropriation of $2,179,916.14 for district court projects. All ordinances passed by roll call during the meeting.
The Johnson County quorum court approved three appropriation ordinances in a single meeting, including a $2,179,916.14 reappropriation of American Rescue Plan Act funds for district court projects.
The board passed Ordinance 1994 to reappropriate ARPA funds intended for courthouse maintenance, architecture and engineering, capital outlay for buildings, equipment and county communications. The ordinance text listed $2,179,916.14 as the total reappropriation, with sub-lines for courthouse maintenance, professional services, capital outlay and county communications. The court moved and seconded the ordinance and approved it by roll-call vote.
The body also approved Ordinance 1992, described as an appropriation for the Health Department to cover prior-year expenses, and Ordinance 1993 to appropriate funds for the prosecuting attorney’s office (rent/building line). Each ordinance was motioned, seconded and approved on roll-call votes.
County staff earlier reported the district court construction project is on schedule and under budget, and members said some contingency funds or the ARPA allocation may be used for courthouse parking and related site work. The court signaled that following the approved reappropriation, staff will proceed with the planned courthouse work and related procurement steps.
Roll-call votes on the ordinances recorded affirmative votes from the members present, including Ray Hog; Paul; Van Hill; Bethany Bean; Mike Estus; John Payne; Chris (as recorded); Katie Howard; Larry Jones; Peterson; and Brian Cooper.
The meeting packet included line-item amounts as read aloud by staff; a small number of figures in the read ordinance text appear to be formatted inconsistently in the transcript. County staff will provide finalized ordinance texts and accounting records for the public record.
