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Cedar County adopts $29.87 million FY2026-27 budget and OKs transfers to solid waste and secondary roads
Summary
The Cedar County Board of Supervisors adopted the FY2026-27 appropriation resolution on June 23, 2026, approving fund-level spending authority, authorizing transfers including two $30,000 transfers to the Solid Waste Fund and a planned maximum transfer of $2,824,689 to the Secondary Road Fund.
The Cedar County Board of Supervisors on June 23 adopted the county's FY2026-27 appropriation resolution and approved interfund transfers to support operations in solid waste and roads.
The adoption, moved by Supervisor Barnhart and signed by Chairperson Jon Bell, sets department and fund-level spending authority effective July 1, 2026 and includes a directive for the auditor to report monthly account status. The record lists a total budget of $29,872,570.00 for fiscal year 2026-27.
The Board also approved a corrective FY2025-26 appropriation adjustment that reduced the County Sheriff appropriation from $5,513,014 to $5,503,014 and increased the County 911 Coordinator appropriation from $48,914 to $58,914. Those changes were moved by Supervisor Barnhart and seconded by Supervisor Bixler.
As part of routine budget housekeeping, the Board approved a Transfer Resolution to move $30,000 from the Rural Services Basic Fund to the Solid Waste Fund in October 2026 and a second $30,000 transfer in April 2027. The transfer motion was moved by Supervisor Kaufmann and seconded by Chairperson Bell and carried with the recorded vote of Ayes: all; Absent: Gaul.
Separately, the Board adopted an interfund operating transfer resolution authorizing periodic transfers from the Rural Services Basic Fund to the Secondary Road Fund for FY2026-27 with a stated maximum of $2,824,689. The resolution establishes procedures for the auditor to order transfers within 30 days of apportionment and limits transfers to available fund balances.
Finance Director Dauber provided the Board with an updated ARPA worksheet during the meeting; the Board did not take additional action on ARPA allocations but indicated follow-up on related items would continue in future sessions.
The appropriation resolution includes customary accounting and lapse provisions and directs department officers to refrain from exceeding appropriated amounts. The resolution will remain in effect through June 30, 2027, when the appropriations lapse.
