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Supervisors press for clearer budget amendment rules, reserve designations
Summary
Board members said spending often occurs before budget amendments and urged a system requiring earlier notification and clearer reserve assignments under Iowa code; staff will present more detail and ISAC notes at a follow‑up meeting.
Supervisors discussed frequent budget amendments and the need for improved transparency and earlier oversight by the board. Several members said departmental spending sometimes precedes amendment requests and suggested clearer rules or templates for when amendments are required.
One supervisor urged process discipline: "We need to get the the horse before the cart again," asking departments to bring amendment requests before spending. Board members also discussed a new statutory requirement to assign general‑fund balances into five categories under Iowa code; a supervisor said they will bring notes from ISAC and return with a proposed approach for assigning reserves.
The board asked staff to draft guidance on when budget amendments must be presented and to include the statutory reserve categories for future review.
