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Board approves $128,299 in supplemental appropriations including animal shelter award and opioid-abatement funds
Summary
Page County approved appropriation of $7,500 local and $120,799 state funds for animal care, recovery court treatment, a state-funded clerk position, and a teacher licensure grant; total requested supplements equaled $128,299 and were approved 6-0.
County Administrator Amity Moler presented several supplemental appropriation requests and the Board approved them in a single motion. The items included a $7,500 Virginia Federation of Humane Societies (VFHS) award for the Animal Shelter, $84,919 from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority for the Adult Recovery Court, $29,880 in state funds for an additional Circuit Court Clerk position (salary and benefits for half a fiscal year), and a $6,000 Provisional Teacher Licensure Incentive Grant for the School Board. Supervisor Ryan Cubbage moved to approve the revenue and expenditure appropriations as requested; the motion carried 6-0.
Moler told the Board the VFHS award "will provide $7,500 for animal care, including veterinarian services, animal supplies, and improvements to kennels." The supplemental request summary shows a total of $128,299 requested across the items and the Board approved the related budget revenue and expenditure changes to the General Fund and School Operating Fund as described in the request packet.
