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Staff flags MSTU surplus, DOT transfers and possible use for board pay or services
Summary
Staff reported the unincorporated MSTU showed about a $5.6M surplus before health-insurance impacts and said electric franchise-fee transfers could be adjusted to free general-fund dollars for potential board pay increases or other allocations.
Pete Winton explained that the unincorporated MSTU — which funds services only in unincorporated areas — is projected about $2.5M lower than last year in the flat budget but still shows a surplus of roughly $5,600,000 on the slide. He said MSTU funds include transfers that subsidize DOT operations for roads and that some DOT costs have declined after recent capital work.
Winton said the county transfers electric franchise fees from the general fund to unincorporated items and suggested staff could reduce that transfer to create additional general-fund capacity for priorities such as board pay adjustments. "There's certainly some leeway there to... reduce that transfer so that you have more money in the general fund to pay for any kind of pay adjustment," he said. Commissioners asked staff to analyze options and deferred decisions to the August 19 workshop.
