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Board approves CIP cleanup and $930,562 in appropriations for broadband and radio upgrade work
Summary
County staff and consultants presented a reconciliation of capital projects, and the Board approved cleanup appropriations to cover previously expended CIP items — including county broadband and radio system design and upgrade — totaling $930,562.76.
Amelia County staff and consultants presented a cleanup and reconciliation of capital improvement projects (CIP) that identified several previously initiated projects with expenditures but without explicit current-year appropriations. The board approved the requested appropriations to align budgets with actual spending and to clear outstanding accounting gaps.
Craig Meadows of the Berkeley Group and county staff explained the cleanup work: they reconciled projects carried into fiscal 2026 and identified three projects that required formal appropriations because expenditures occurred without a matching appropriation this fiscal year. The items the board approved were county broadband, the county radio system upgrade design, and county radio system upgrade costs; the motion approved appropriation amounts that together totaled $930,562.76.
During the discussion, supervisors asked for improved CIP reporting going forward: quarterly status updates, columns showing prior status versus current status, and a year-of-origination column to track how long projects have been outstanding. Staff estimated an approximate CIP fund balance of $11.2 million after adjustments and said they would return with more detailed reconciled spreadsheets.
The board adopted the appropriations as presented and directed staff to improve CIP reporting and highlight status changes on future reports.
