Joint Finance Committee
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
About the Joint Finance Committee
Agenda (county’s record)Posted
MeetingHeld · Oct 14
Video (county’s record, Oct 14)Posted · Oct 14
MinutesWaiting for the minutes
The meeting in plain words, from the video
- The Joint Finance Committee heard that three million even was borrowed on the revenue anticipation note, with payoff hoped for in October or early November.
- The Committee heard that vehicles for the sheriff's office were funded in the budgeting cycle and that sanitation items were not.
- The Committee heard that playground phase one would open Saturday, and that a future school well would cost a million bucks at least.
- The Committee discussed an internal review of school nutrition records and a risk that the county would have to fund part of that program.
- The Committee also discussed staffing for the finance team and a budget calendar for FY28 from the board of supervisors.
The minutes aren’t posted yet. Until they are, this is written automatically from the automatic captions of the county’s video, which mishear words and don’t say who is speaking. So it says what was taken up and when a motion was made, never how anyone voted. Each sentence has to quote the captions, or it’s left out; the times play the video where the words are said. The minutes will replace this.
The meeting has been held, and its minutes aren’t posted yet. This is its agenda, sorted by what the county’s video shows. The minutes will say what was decided, often a few weeks after a meeting.
Taken up, no vote heard 12
On the agenda, with no motion in the video’s captions. Captions miss things: the minutes will say.
JCF Vacancy
County business
Staff accountant position description status
People
Next steps in building the Finance organization for both County and School division
County business
Finance risks and mitigation strategies – reprise
County business
Additional prior year revenue?
County business
Playground
County business
Well
County business
Other?
County business
2026 Revenue Anticipation Note (expected cost to County?)
Grants and budget
2027 CIP requests funded vs not yet funded
County business
Fund balance carry-forward audit
Grants and budget
Transparency in county budgeting – discussion on further improving transparency in FY28 budget process (see calendar for FY 28 budget process)
Grants and budget
Reports to the board 1
What the board was told.
Each one opens to the motion, the vote, the documents and the record. Votes to approve the agenda and minutes, to enter and leave closed session, and to adjourn aren’t listed.