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Finance Committee approves budget amendments 2026‑010 through 2026‑021
Summary
The Kalkaska County Finance Committee voted by consensus Aug. 11 to approve Budget Amendments 2026‑010 through 2026‑021. County leaders also reviewed staffing, equipment and accounting-line consolidations tied to the package.
The Kalkaska County Finance Committee approved a package of budget amendments (2026‑010 through 2026‑021) by consensus at its Aug. 11, 2026 meeting. The committee recorded no opposition and moved to adopt the set of amendments after departmental reviews and staff recommendations.
County Administrator and CFO Patrick Whiteford outlined changes to simplify accounting in the coming year, including a proposal to combine insurance-covered fleet repair costs into a single line item across departments for the 2027 budget. The amendments also addressed Kaliseum expenses, a Clerk overtime and life-insurance adjustment, consolidation of duplicate Register of Deeds accounts, and a proposed new drug-testing line for a Kaliseum hire. The committee voted to approve the package and noted follow-up work on some line-item details would continue into the next budget cycle.
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