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Wayne County approves multiple year-end budget amendments; CDM Smith memo flags $292,000 Genanoa sewer design shortfall
Summary
At its June 16 agenda meeting, the board approved several fiscal-year-end budget amendments across departments and authorized a consent-item notification for a potential $292,000 funding gap on the Genanoa sewer rehabilitation design estimate; management also requested a $37,134.30 write-off of uncollectible receivables from 2020–2023.
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved a consent agenda on June 16 that included numerous fiscal‑year‑end budget amendments across county departments and other routine items, staff said.
Finance staff walked commissioners through amendments to reallocate payroll and operating line items, appropriate donations to the library and Services for Aging, adjust detention and sheriff office lines for anticipated shortfalls, recognize a $10,000 Duke Energy Foundation grant for emergency services to purchase a portable light tower, and request Norway Wayne Middle School lottery funds for roof replacement, among other items.
Management also asked the board to approve a write-off of uncollectible accounts totaling $37,134.30 covering 2020–2023, stating these balances are unlikely to be collected despite prior collection efforts; staff said write-off is an accounting action that does not preclude future collection or legal remedies.
On infrastructure, the board added as a consent item a CDM Smith memo indicating the Genanoa sewer rehabilitation cost opinion is roughly $3.169 million versus a state revolving loan amount near $2.877 million, leaving an estimated gap of about $292,000. Staff cautioned final bid results will determine the actual funding need and asked the board to authorize identification of a secured funding source and to notify the state's Division of Water Infrastructure.
Why it matters: The amendments realign spending to close out the fiscal year, the write-off clears long‑outstanding receivables from county financial statements, and the sewer item may require local funds if bids confirm the estimated gap. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about how street‑light assessments were billed historically and whether unpaid street‑light fees could be attached to property tax accounts.
