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Commissioners agree to advertise $30,000 probation appropriation
Summary
The commission agreed to advertise a proposed $30,000 additional appropriation for the probation department (the initial $10,000 had been expended); staff recommended allowing any unspent balance to roll to cash balance.
Commissioners discussed a probation department request to advertise an additional appropriation after earlier funds had been spent. Staff said the $10,000 previously allocated had already been used and that the new $30,000 figure is an estimate to cover pending open case work.
"The 10,000 that you just give them is all the gone too," Sheila said while explaining that the additional $30,000 is an estimate and that unspent balances should roll into cash balance if not needed. Commissioners voted to advertise the appropriation for the August 26 meeting so the public hearing requirement can be met.
Staff warned that if the appropriation is not spent, they should not allow transfers simply to shuffle funds early; instead, unspent balances should remain in cash balance until needed. The item will return at the advertised hearing with more detail and any required formal action.
