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Anson County commissioners adopt 2627 budget ordinance, approve amendments and fee schedule after brief review pause
Summary
After pausing to review newly distributed budget amendments, the Anson County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the amendments, adopted the 2627 budget ordinance (with two commissioners opposed), and approved the 2627 fee schedule; commissioners and staff raised concerns about reliance on fund balance.
The Anson County Board of Commissioners paused its meeting to allow commissioners time to review a newly distributed packet of budget amendments, then voted to approve those amendments and to adopt the 2627 budget ordinance. The board also approved the county's proposed 2627 fee schedule after a brief discussion about airport tie-down and parking fees.
The meeting opened with remarks from the presiding commissioner and an invocation by Commissioner Little Reed. The chair then presented a packet of budget amendments and directed questions to the finance director. Several commissioners said they had just received the packet and asked for more time to review it; Commissioner Elby moved to pause the meeting for 20 minutes so members could examine the materials and Commissioner Little Reed seconded. The board agreed to the pause by voice vote and resumed to take up the amendments.
On returning, Commissioner Elby moved to approve the budget amendments; Commissioner Mims seconded. The motion carried on voice vote. The chair then called for a motion to adopt the 2627 budget ordinance. Commissioner Mims moved to adopt the ordinance and Commissioner Gatewood seconded; the motion passed, and the transcript records two commissioners in opposition to the ordinance.
The board next considered the proposed 2627 fee schedule. Commissioner Liry moved to approve the schedule and Commissioner Mims seconded. During discussion, a commissioner asked about airport fees listed in the schedule, noting a $1.25 per-day tie-down fee for single-engine aircraft; airport staff (identified in the meeting as Mr. Smra) explained that most airport revenue comes from fuel sales and that tie-down use varies. The fee-schedule motion passed.
Commissioners and staff spent the meeting's final minutes on the budget's impact on the county's fund balance. The finance director said the county's audited 2025 fund-balance snapshot was about 22% (roughly $8 million). With a $4.593 million appropriation of fund balance included in the proposed budget, staff estimated about $3.5 million would remain, which the finance director characterized as roughly six weeks of operating funds at current spending rates (the estimate was described as an approximation pending the 2026 audit). The finance director told the board they "would not have recommended using $4.5 million of fund balance." One staff member present noted the county remains under review by the Local Government Commission (LGC).
The meeting concluded with a motion by Commissioner Elby to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Little Reed, and the meeting was adjourned.
What happens next: the board adopted the ordinance and fees; staff will proceed with implementation steps consistent with adopted budget materials and any required follow-ups tied to the county's audit and LGC oversight.
