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Financial report: Rutherford County DSS under total budget but some program lines over; adult services audit shows full compliance
Summary
Rutherford County's DSS reported year-to-date spending at about 53.9% of budget (under the expected 58%), with some program lines over budget and administrative lines under; an audit of adult services reported 100% compliance, and staff explained vehicle purchases and transportation reimbursements.
At the Feb. 18 board meeting, Mr. Price presented the department's financial report, saying the department's total budget spending was 53.91% year-to-date — about 4.42 percentage points under the benchmark of roughly 58% for seven months — while the programs contribution from the general fund was at 67.34% (about 9 percentage points over expected) and administrative spending was 44.59% (about 13.74 percentage points under expected).
Mr. Price attributed an administrative overage on page 5 to the purchase of three vehicles (taxes and tags), which created about $1,874 in unplanned highway-use tax expense after IT transferred a vehicle to DSS. On program lines, he said special assistance to adults (SA Medicaid) was at 63% of budget versus an expected 58% because of client need; that program is partially reimbursed and reflects county obligations.
On service lines and reimbursements, Mr. Price explained Medicaid transportation accounting: the county pays transit costs and receives reimbursements that exclude no-shows, and the net for the line discussed year-to-date showed roughly $15,000 spent with $12,008.85 reimbursed.
The board also heard that an AAA performance-monitoring audit dated Feb. 11, 2026, found 100% compliance in adult services. "We have 100% compliance in our adult services arena," Director Hunt said, and staff described that outcome as a point of pride tied to grant-monitoring requirements.
What happens next: staff will submit requested budget positions and continue monitoring program lines; the board did not take additional budget votes at the meeting.
