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Walworth County board approves $2M return to reserves, PSAP grant acceptance and multiple budget measures
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the board approved returning $2 million from a 911 radio project to capital reserves, authorized acceptance of a PSAP grant for a communications center study (original grant amount noted as $86,000), and approved several budget and health-fund actions and ordinances relating to credit-card fees and donations.
Walworth County supervisors on Feb. 10 approved a series of fiscal and grant-related actions, including returning excess funds, authorizing grant acceptance and making several budget and personnel-related approvals.
The board unanimously approved Res. No. 73-02/26 to return $2 million of excess funds from the 911 Center Radio System Replacement Project to the Capital Projects Fund capital improvement reserves as of Dec. 31, 2025. On related action, the board also approved Res. No. 74-02/26 to establish a budget and accept Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) grant funding for a communications center study; Captain Todd Neumann told the board the original grant amount was $86,000. Both Res. Nos. 73 and 74 were approved by unanimous consent.
Supervisors also approved Res. No. 75-02/26 to authorize use of Health Insurance Fund net position to cover an unexpected health-claims shortfall; Res. No. 76-02/26, which increases the Lakeland Health Care Center building-renovation project budget and authorizes acceptance of Focus on Energy credits and an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant; and Res. No. 77-02/26 to close four completed capital projects and commit remaining funds to fund-balance reserves. The board heard a notice (Res. No. 78-02/26) informing the board of a projected shortfall in the Children with Disabilities Education Board fund for year-end 2025.
Separately, the board approved two ordinances from the Finance Committee: Ord. No. 1394-02/26 (amending rules on clerk of courts, register of deeds and treasurer credit-card fees) and Ord. No. 1395-02/26 (amending acceptance and use of donations). Supervisor Joanne Laufenberg expressed concern that Ord. No. 1394 does not set caps on credit-card fees; County Administrator Mark W. Luberda indicated he believed that there are no caps in the proposed ordinance. Supervisors approved the finance committee items by voice vote or unanimous consent as noted in the record.
The board did not record detailed floor debate in the minutes; implementation and specific budget adjustments will be handled by the administering departments and finance staff.
