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County staff outline FY2027 budget items including CF rebate estimate, juvenile attorney costs and $1.7M self‑insurance transfer
Summary
Board received a fiscal‑year 2027 budget review that included an estimated county share of $930,000 from a CF Industries rebate arrangement (split $694,000 general/$236,000 rural), a proposed $361,000 budget for court‑appointed juvenile attorneys, and a recommended $1.7 million transfer to the county self‑insurance fund; each item was received 5-0.
County administration presented a series of miscellaneous FY2027 budget items and the board received them for the record.
Ryan Erickson reviewed six miscellaneous line items. He said a CF Industries agreement will reimburse gas and electric tax amounts and reported a taxable value for the arrangement at $97,600,000; using current levy rates Erickson estimated the county share at $930,000, with $694,000 budgeted to the general basic fund and $236,000 to rural basic. Erickson said the CF agreement runs through February 2037.
On judicial costs, Erickson described district court operations as fully reimbursed (net zero effect) and proposed $361,000 for court‑appointed juvenile attorneys (state invoice components, prior year total $293,000). For risk management, Erickson recommended a transfer of $1,700,000 into the self‑liability insurance fund to cover cyber insurance ($40,000), Iowa Communications Insurance Pool ($400,000), LEC property ($180,000), general liability ($410,000), workers’ compensation (~$500,000) and other deductibles/attorney fees ($170,000). Erickson said the prior year transfer was $1,660,000.
Each budget line was received by motion and approved 5-0; several items require continuing administrative work and future departmental budget sessions were scheduled.
