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Geary County finance director lays out 2027 budget priorities, flags ADA cost and proposed admin fees
Summary
Finance Director Tammy Robinson presented the county'027 budget framework, citing personnel as the primary driver of a projected increase, proposed a $750,000 CIP transfer, new reserve funding and a possible 1.5% administrative fee on certain pass-through agency funds; she also warned of an ADA-compliance cost for website PDFs.
Tammy Robinson, Geary County finance director, opened the work session by walking commissioners through valuation figures and the broad parameters for the 2027 budget, saying staff were prioritizing personnel and reserves while balancing capital needs.
Robinson asked commissioners to consider a $750,000 transfer to the capital improvements plan (CIP) to replenish multi-year project funding and to restore the budget reserve to policy levels. She told the commission that personnel services remain the major upward pressure and that the proposed 2027 package as presented shows an overall increase driven principally by personnel and the reserve restoration.
On countywide administrative policy, Robinson recommended further legal review of a proposed 1.5% administrative fee applied to selected agency/pass-through funds (for example, port trustees, VIN fund and 911 fund) to recover county overhead for services the county provides. She said some neighboring counties employ similar fees but advised commissioners a formal decision would require counsel input.
Robinson also flagged an upcoming ADA-compliance cost for web content accessibility, noting the county will likely need to pay for initial remediation of PDFs and other content. She reported a projected expense (discussed by staff as roughly $10,000 in the session record) to bring existing documents into compliance ahead of required deadlines, with ongoing upkeep costs thereafter.
Robinson closed by reviewing transfers and appropriations, noting the special bridge and capital improvement requests in the packet and scheduling follow-up work sessions to review appropriation requests line-by-line.
The commission took no formal votes at the session; staff will return with more detailed line-item recommendations and legal analysis for the proposed admin fee.
