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:
• Amendments to Various budgets for trending activity, including: DTR, District Court, Drains, Treasury, Medical Examiner, Circuit Court, Clerk’s Office, Register of Deeds, Planning, Sheriff’s Office, Information Technology, Facilities and Operations, Parks and Recreation, Trust, Health Department, and Fiscal Services.
• Amendments to GCCARD budgets to match grant awards.
• Establish Program income budgets for Planning funds.
• Amendments to Planning Weatherization grants to match awards.
• Amendments to Circuit Court Specialty Courts budgets to match grant awards.
• Amendment for Document Review # 26-608. Increase in award for ATPA allocation.
• Amendment for Document Review # 26-465. Acceptance of Safe Sleep award for the Health Department.
• Amendment for acceptance of grant award at Parks and Recreation.
• Staff vacancy transfers to capital projects fund
• Transfer to Active Healthcare Fund for shortfall
• County appropriation for shortfall for community corrections grant
• Amendment for RESO 2026-1183 for FY 2026 Operation Arrowhead award.
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 September 16, 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.