Commissioners approve multiple budget amendments for senior services, DSS programs, cybersecurity and Ag. Extension carryforward
Summary
The board unanimously approved several budget amendments including $19,674 for Senior Center equipment, a $1,941.14 grant for a defibrillator, $33,977 for LIEAP, $20,245.54 for Crisis Intervention, $40,859.20 moved forward from an FY 2023–24 cybersecurity grant, and a $12,000 Ag. Extension ABC grant carryforward.
The Avery County Board of Commissioners approved a package of budget amendments at the March 2 meeting that direct smaller grants and program allocations to current fiscal accounts. Finance Officer Caleb Hogan presented the items and the board approved each amendment unanimously (3-0).
Approved amendments included a $19,674 allocation to Senior Services to purchase phones, replacement computers and printers (split between Capital Outlay and Supplies); a $1,941.14 Volunteer Avery County grant for a defibrillator at the Senior Center; a $33,977 allocation for the Department of Social Services’ Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP); a $20,245.54 allocation for Crisis Intervention; movement of $40,859.20 forward from an FY 2023–24 cybersecurity grant awarded by the NC Department of Public Safety to support county cybersecurity work; and a carryforward of a $12,000 ABC Grant for Ag. Extension youth programming.
Each amendment included account codes as presented by staff and was approved by motion (typically moved by Dennis Aldridge and seconded by Wood Hall Young, Jr.). The approvals allow departments to spend the funds in the current fiscal year as described.
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