Board approves several capital closeouts and a $185,000 lottery drawdown; fiscal year amendment also approved

The Greene County Board of Commissioners approved a series of year‑end financial housekeeping measures, including project closeouts, a budget reconciliation for fiscal year 2025‑26 and a drawdown of public school lottery funds.

County staff reported the inclusive playground project—installed through a 50/50 partnership with Trillium—was complete and recommended closing the capital grant project to free funds for other uses. "We have a 50‑50 partnership with Trillium," the county manager said; the board approved the closeout on a motion and second.

The board also approved a closeout for the Sheriff's Office renovation, converting a former elections building into the current Sheriff's Office. The manager said the project began with a roughly $600,000 budget and, after additions including a generator, reconciled to about $665,029. Commissioners approved the closeout by voice vote.

A public works building capital project was likewise closed out; the manager said the project came in just under $940,000 after unanticipated remediation in a northwest corner added about $20,000 to an initial budget in the $920,000 range.

Separately, the board approved an end‑of‑year budget amendment to reconcile FY25‑26 and satisfy state fiscal requirements. The manager noted limited review time but asked commissioners to rely on staff judgment to keep the county within statutory boundaries; the amendment passed on motion.

Finally, the board approved a drawdown of $185,000 in public school lottery funds to apply toward the intermediate school's debt payment; the manager confirmed the debt payment has been completed.

Votes on the individual closeouts and budget actions were recorded by voice; the minutes show one contested minutes vote earlier in the meeting was recorded as 4‑1.