To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Chrystal Simpson, CFO
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RE: Approval of a proposed budget amendment to 2025-2026 Appropriations Resolution for various line items as described in the attached budget adjustment request
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Fiscal Services is requesting the attached budget amendments to update the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, budget.
BACKGROUND:
Periodically throughout the fiscal year, amendments are needed to align budget as additional information is available to determine projected actual costs.
DISCUSSION:
These adjustments are needed to adjust revenue and expenditure accounts to reflect actual activity for the fiscal year.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
• Amending Treasury Budget for current year trends.
• Amendment to Delinquent Tax Budget for new correct tax years.
• Amendment for Document Review Item 26-477 for shredding services.
• Amendment for RESO 2026-0876 for the replacement of timeclocks throughout county buildings.
• Amending Circuit Court general fund budgets to align with current year activity and projections.
• Amending Prosecutor budgets for current year activity.
• Amending Friend of the Court budget for current year activity.
• Amending Parks and Recreation budgets for current year activity.
• Aligning Planning Weatherization budgets to reflect reduced grant funding.
• Amending various Planning budgets for remaining fiscal year projections.
• Amending 911 budgets to reflect increased collections and payments.
• Realign Information Technology budget for the purchase of equipment in the current fiscal year.
•Amending Health Department budget for current year trends.
•Reallocation of budget between accounts for capital project fund
•Amend Animal Care budget for grant items
•Amendment to transfer FYE 2026 third quarter staffing vacancy savings from General Fund to Capital Projects Fund
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Monitoring of Budget to Actual is a function of long-term financial stability.
resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Chief Financial Officer to authorize multiple budget amendments to the FY26 budget, said amendments being fully described in the memorandum request, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the August 12, 2026 meeting of the Finance Committee of this Board), and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to make the budget adjustments, as needed, to effectuate this resolution.