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Surry County approves FY2026-27 budget; $18,845 technical correction and volunteer fire-department funds moved to reserve
Summary
The Surry County Board of Commissioners approved the FY2026-2027 budget on June 2, adopting a technical correction that reduces the recommended budget by $18,845 and placing funds for volunteer fire departments without fully executed FY27–FY29 fire service contracts into a reserve line in Fund 59.
The Surry County Board of Commissioners approved the FY2026-2027 budget at its June 2, 2026 meeting, adopting a technical correction that reduced the recommended budget by $18,845 and directing that funds recommended for volunteer fire departments that have not submitted fully executed FY27–FY29 fire service contracts be placed into a reserve line item in Fund 59.
During a review of the recommended budget the board reached consensus on the two adjustments: the technical correction to remove $18,845 in unneeded capital-lease funding across departmental budgets, and moving the identified volunteer fire department funds into Fund 59’s reserve until those departments submit fully executed service contracts. The transcript records the consensus on these points and a subsequent motion to approve the budget with those changes.
Commissioner Marion moved to approve the FY2026-2027 budget with the technical correction and reserve placement; Commissioner Melissa Hiatt seconded the motion. The transcript states that the Board approved the budget; a roll-call tally for the budget vote is not recorded in the meeting minutes provided.
The minutes do not specify which volunteer fire departments are affected, the dollar amount allocated specifically to those departments, or any deadline for submitting the required contracts. The record also does not show further conditions or steps required to release the reserved funds. The board adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
