Commissioners pull several capital items from operating budget and consider funding via fund balance or grants

Commissioners reviewed a list of capital projects and agreed to remove several large items from operating revenue, treating them instead as fund-balance or capital-improvement items. The elevator for the historic courthouse was cited with a vendor cost of $83,004.25; staff suggested adding that cost to the capital improvement tab and funding it from fund balance rather than current-year revenue.

Fairgrounds improvements (electrical upgrades and restrooms) were discussed as priorities: commissioners noted a $47,242 figure for RV electrical and a roughly $90,540 estimate for restroom work. Security-camera estimates ranged widely after two vendor quotes; commissioners asked staff to return with refined numbers and to consider grant timelines before committing to work that must be completed before early voting months. The court agreed staff would reclassify these items in the packet as fund-balance or capital-project entries and provide updated totals.