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Finance director recommends returning surplus after Auditor's Office staffing changes
Summary
Finance Director Brett Thomas recommended reducing the Auditor's Office General Fund salary line by $53,158.09 — citing a terminated nearly 20‑year employee and unfilled intern positions — and suggested returning surplus funds to other county funds; commissioners approved the finance package unanimously.
Finance Director Brett Thomas told the Medina County Board of Commissioners on May 19 that he recommended a $53,158.09 reduction to the General Fund salary line for the Auditor’s Office after the office terminated a nearly 20‑year employee and elected not to continue four intern positions. Thomas said the 2026 appropriations were originally calculated to accommodate anticipated payroll obligations, including a four percent increase and continuation of staffing levels; because the Auditor’s Office materially altered staffing after those appropriations were set, Thomas recommended returning the surplus to other county funds.
Commissioner Stephen D. Hambley expressed full concurrence with Thomas’s recommendation. The board approved the finance resolutions containing this adjustment as part of a broader package during the May 19 meeting; motions were moved by Hambley and seconded by Chair Colleen M. Swedyk, with roll call votes recorded AYE.
The minutes do not specify whether the Auditor's Office will reallocate the reduced line to other internal priorities or which county funds would receive returned appropriations; follow up with the Auditor’s Office or Finance Department would be required to determine subsequent transfers or reallocation.
