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Fiscal officer: $273,000 county paving funds and $150,000 in ARPA grants to be added to township budget
Summary
Fiscal officer Joyce Smith told trustees the township will add about $273,000 from the Butler County engineers for paving to the 2024 budget via an amended certificate and that the county provided an additional $150,000 in ARPA funds to be distributed in two $75,000 payments to Ram Ministries and G Foods pending vendor paperwork and reporting.
Ross Township’s fiscal officer told trustees the township needs to amend its estimated resources to account for two incoming funding items and will request an amended certificate from the Butler County auditor to reflect the changes.
Joyce Smith said the Butler County engineer delivered a payment on the township’s behalf for paving work that has not yet been physically received by the township’s bank; that payment totals approximately $273,000 and must be added to the township’s 2024 financial budget. Smith said she will request an amended certificate of estimated resources so the funds can be budgeted and spent.
Smith also reported the township has received an additional $150,000 in ARPA dollars from the county, entered into agreements to allocate the funds to two local organizations (Ram Ministries and G Foods) in two $75,000 awards, and expects to issue checks once required vendor documentation (W-9s) and reporting arrangements are confirmed. "I feel very comfortable going ahead and issuing their dollars," Smith said after noting she had received a W-9 from Ram Ministries and had discussed reporting expectations with Greg Young.
The board moved to adopt resolution 2024 P 049 to accept amounts and rates as certified by the Butler County budget commission for the 2025 tax year and later moved to adopt an amending resolution to add the county paving funds to 2024 revenues and request an amended certificate. Roll-call votes on the resolutions recorded Trustees Bow, Young and mcgurran voting yes.
The fiscal officer noted the adjustments are bookkeeping steps required to show the county-paid paving receipt on township books and to ensure the township can legally appropriate and expend the funds once the amended certificate is returned by the county auditor.
