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Finance Committee approves series of appropriations and transfers across departments
Summary
The committee approved multiple departmental appropriations and transfers on Feb. 3, 2026, including a $166,000 state-funded Unmet Needs grant for Office for the Aging, opioid-settlement funds for jail medications, 911 maintenance appropriations, and Social Services staffing and special-project transfers.
Wyoming County’s Finance Committee approved a set of departmental appropriations and transfers affecting Human Services, Public Health, Public Safety and other offices on Feb. 3, 2026.
Key actions recorded include: a $166,000 2026 appropriation to the Office for the Aging for an increased Unmet Needs grant allocation (100% state funded; motion by Roberts, Ayes:7); a 2025 appropriation of $6,780.97 from opioid settlement funds to pay for medications for incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder (motion by Rudgers, Ayes:7); 911 appropriations totaling $40,000 from the wireless surcharge to cover underbudgeted maintenance contracts (motion by May, Ayes:7); and Social Services approvals that included creating an Account Specialist position (1.0 FTE, Grade 8) and appropriations/transfers totaling $150,000 across consulting and special-project lines. Motions on these items were carried unanimously among members present.
The minutes also record emergency-services grant re-appropriations (SHSP and Domestic Terrorism Prevention grants) and a small appropriation to the District Attorney’s office ($6,038.91) to cover temporary staffing adjustments. Several items noted the funding source (state grants, wireless surcharge, contingency, or fund balance) and whether grants were reimbursement-only. County staff will implement transfers and update department financial reports as directed.
