County staff to circulate form, recommends waiting for audited numbers before approving requests
Summary
Staff said it will circulate a simple request form and recommended the board generally wait until January after audits before approving department requests, while allowing rare midyear approvals for emergencies or major grants.
Michelle told supervisors she plans to circulate a simple form to standardize requests and said the county would likely base many decisions on audited results from a prior year. She recommended waiting until audit completion in January to have an accurate picture of fund balances before approving most requests: "I really encourage that we don't consider a month until after around January 1 when the audit results for the prior year."
The board discussed keeping the process flexible—allowing immediate carryovers for small items, handling true emergencies as they arise, and using informal board consensus for items that do not require the full publication and formal hearing process. Michelle said the form would be "kinda loose" and primarily a reminder of the information departments need to provide, such as the circumstance that led to carryover and alignment with the county strategic plan.
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