Hardin County treasurer reports corrected statements and an approximately $52 million fund balance

Lisa Pierman, the county treasurer, told the meeting she had circulated the county's financial statement and a comparison and discovered an error that she has corrected.

"I did send out the financial statement and the comparison. I did find an error and I had fixed it," Pierman said, noting that the corrected comparison matched the revised figures presented to the group. She told members the county held restricted and unrestricted funds and that transfers are being prepared "to only pull from the industrial fund and solid waste, not the other ones that we had budgeted." Pierman said she was still awaiting a few items from the jail and payroll before finalizing year-end transfers.

Pierman reported restricted funds in the tens of millions and unrestricted funds in the low tens of millions, for a combined total she summarized as just over $52 million. The transcript contains several number-formatting errors; officials said they will circulate finalized figures before the next meeting.

Dina, who reported on collections, said the county added 35 new accounts in May and provided year-to-date collection totals. Her figures in the transcript were not consistently formatted, but she indicated year-to-date collections in the multi-million-dollar range and offered to answer follow-up questions.

Board members thanked staff for catching the error and for the corrected documents. Pierman said she expected to have the outstanding transfer details ready well before the next scheduled meeting and to distribute the final numbers to the board.

The meeting then moved on to other agenda items.