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Commissioners approve $300,000 transfer to cover JFS SNAP/Medicaid shortfall

Board of County Commissioners, Fulton County, Ohio · January 8, 2026
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Summary

Fulton County authorized a $300,000 transfer from the Children Services Fund (2615) to the Public Assistance Fund (2605) to cover estimated SNAP and Medicaid administrative funding shortfalls, and authorized submission to the tax commissioner under ORC 5705.16 (Resolution 2026-018).

Fulton County Job & Family Services requested a $300,000 transfer to address an estimated annual shortfall in federal SNAP and Medicaid administrative funding. The board approved the request and authorized submission to the tax commissioner under Ohio Revised Code 5705.16. The transfer moves $300,000 from Children Services Fund 2615 into Public Assistance Fund 2605 and was recorded as Resolution 2026-018.

Commissioner Jeff Rupp moved for adoption and the motion was recorded as passing 3-0. The resolution text explicitly cites ORC 5705.16 as the legal basis for requesting the fund transfer for tax-commissioner approval.