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The committee approved a transfer of $7,500 as presented (moved by Supervisor Stroud, seconded by Supervisor Mayday) and accepted the monthly general-report transfers approved by the county administrator for April 2025.

The committee approved a referral to establish a capital project (H-443) for the northern aircraft taxiway B reconstruction design at the county airport. The project introduction was by Supervisor Jurachi with Supervisor Cressido noted as a co-introducer; the design amount referenced was $221,898.

Budget amendments reflecting receipt of new grant awards were approved: a 2025 Public Health budget amendment in the amount of $221,130 to reflect grant funding for public health infrastructure, workforce and data systems (introduced by Supervisor Driscoll, seconded by Supervisor Mayday), and a Department of Social Services amendment of $126,003.79 from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to provide rental assistance to qualifying individuals (introduced by Supervisor Molina, seconded by Supervisor Cressido).

The committee returned funding previously set aside for a special election back to the 1990 contingent account, and it approved an appropriation of $14,000 from the A-895 computer reserve fund to purchase computers and related equipment for the Department of Information Technology.

Each item was moved, seconded and recorded as \"all in favor\" during the meeting; the committee chair called the questions and the items carried.

Ending: Committee members asked that some departmental variance reports include explanatory causes and corrective steps going forward; department heads and the treasurer’s office were asked to provide follow-up where questions were raised.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Warren County 05/30/2025 Committee Meetings - Finance & Budget","oneSentenceSummary","At its meeting the Finance and Budget Committee approved a series of routine and grant-related budget actions, including a $7,500 transfer, establishment of an airport capital project, and several grant budget amendments.","taxTitle","Warren County, New York","taxId",5049,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6203488,"CashVest rep pitches daily cashflow service; committee agrees to consider one-year trial",3135,639000,3774000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3782995-cbb432fda73e37a9c3a93ef6403c3fcd&start=639&end=3774","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3782995-cbb432fda73e37a9c3a93ef6403c3fcd/thumbnail_639000.jpg","/articles/6203488/Warren-County/New-York/CashVest-rep-pitches-daily-cashflow-service-committee-agrees-to-consider-one-year-trial","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203488-b5a8a0679905621bcf553a8d01d957ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1770994459&Signature=OzlrCcVtfz9y0sUkWT77EUcy2brfAlqE34JfT7uWoTloDDDCSUTGTwQhDj8thBo97ZZQz7T4IayMELz-1aLnufre8wUMjMCzwTt4X9RTq~F-cXWniKGqdY1wvQzTP7OLtbSKoJwkhljhQ~sm5CQcMI-jgGUiIIMHHenIBEwa5mCRgScat5-LkiI4RVGCOr0EJ1rBzCC6HxXF5HybsLZkn4xmr8gKhXU1Nr1DdYnfriusqAOsxAdJNZlYJXEqBJ1uPzsfaBPvAfOac6LGauG488P9G4lpWAYmzCTknKP2p5B9j6NG4VmUYc837mJDGWELdTjd~I4Av~rLZu0iP63RRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bill Cherry, a former treasurer of Schoharie County and representative of 3 plus 1 (CashVest), told the Warren County Finance and Budget Committee that his firm analyzes daily inflows and outflows to identify investable cash and potential interest revenue.

\"What we do is we work with the treasurer's office to explore ... the decisions are always yours,\" Cherry said, describing a process that uses view-only access to county accounts to forecast cash and recommend laddered investments and other instruments.

Cherry estimated a conservative potential benefit for Warren County of roughly $3.8 million to $3.9 million in incremental interest revenue based on publicly available reports, and described a standard annual fee structure paid by the county. \"We're paid directly by the County. It's based upon the size of your overall budget and it's $250 per $1,000,000 of overall spending,\" he said. For Warren County Cherry cited a one-year fee of $45,500 and said the invoice would be issued only after an initial report shows net benefit exceeding the fee.

Treasurer Christine Norton introduced Cherry and said improved cash-flow management could boost county revenue without changing banking relationships. Supervisors asked technical and governance questions about fees, contract length and safeguards; Cherry said the firm does not move county funds and requires a one-year trial period to implement a full portfolio.

No formal contract was approved at the meeting. The committee agreed to bring the CashVest proposal back next month as a formal resolution for committee action.

Ending: The presentation will return to the committee as a resolution; if approved the firm will receive view-only access to perform its analysis and present a final implementation recommendation.","Bill Cherry of 3+1/CashVest presented a cash-management service to Warren County’s finance committee, estimating potential interest revenue in the low millions and proposing a one-year, view-only engagement; committee asked to return the proposal next month as a formal resolution.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6203493,"Warren County treasurer flags rising unfunded mandates, urges tighter budget management",1640,128000,1768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3782995-cbb432fda73e37a9c3a93ef6403c3fcd&start=128&end=1768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3782995-cbb432fda73e37a9c3a93ef6403c3fcd/thumbnail_128000.jpg","/articles/6203493/Warren-County/New-York/Warren-County-treasurer-flags-rising-unfunded-mandates-urges-tighter-budget-management","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6203493-bfcdb882eb4e0557a2cdee3fee50fb09/orig.mp4?Expires=1770994460&Signature=Y89b-QSXo-fp3M3K6IAMaqCJ9qfWrzL69U5JwZS-rY9tR5fpJaQjlDLFG~70FF8LSFTNjJ72tw2tkNUcOSTfYzIVL~9qcr5kbJkV9teq6ZhE8lKKY1fbFjfkbWw3wWr6Nh4wUF4DYeYQ~~0lDOYL7Aw0VE~3qCz~5Xg6pO7AfQ7nrLFULigindal21Of-UXV-lmtl5r4aM~mA1mSmFxEqJSa1oRIzXM5mc2HiQYlrFKyetUF7PqhkkO1JzdaKX5wAevTrBTwCm9UOUj~HvJ6LGqlYhmUOX2tfa2rBwRA3zT3QLOMGiHfJepXmY6kl4kDrRqg3HPOTQHfSXo4IglAcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Christine Norton, Warren County treasurer, told the Finance and Budget Committee that the county’s 2024 year-end review shows a shrinking cushion in the general fund and several cost pressures local officials cannot control. \"There was a 12% decrease in our general fund unappropriated balance,\" Norton said, adding that New York state unfunded mandates and other required expenditures were large drivers.

Norton said nearly $1.9 million of a line-item she discussed — psychiatric costs tied to so-called 730 exams — accounted for a large share of recent increases. \"Of the 1,900,000, that was mentioned above, 79% of that is our psychiatric 7 30 exams. We have no control over it. Literally, Warren County has 0 control over these expenses. It's New York state mandated,\" she said.

The treasurer also reviewed operational items that affected 2024 results: a $21 million bond issuance that drew from the general fund, $480,000 in safety-related spending for the Department of Public Works, and approximately $2.7 million in additional DPW equipment and road work. Norton said bond counsel fees of about $67,000 and other unbudgeted items reduced reserve flexibility.

Norton described changes to sales-tax budgeting that will tighten future results. \"Several past practices was that we always budgeted the future years sales tax based on 2 years ago actuals. ... Go forward, we've made a budget decision to change that,\" she said, noting 2025 was budgeted using 2024 actuals plus projections. Norton said the county also anticipates roughly $1 million in short-term-rental sales-tax revenue under New York State legislation but cautioned that the new tax regime and platform cooperation remain uncertain.

On cash flow, Norton said the county carried an uncollected tax levy of about $12 million at the end of 2024 and that installment-policy compliance will be enforced in 2026 to improve collections. She said accounts receivable older than 90 days totaled about $2.6 million, with roughly $1.5 million more than a year past due.

Norton summarized other year-end items: the county successfully spent roughly $12.2 million of ARPA funds and avoided returning money to the federal government; sales tax increased by about $1.2 million in 2024; and occupancy tax collections rose about 4% after improved enforcement and a software lift.

Auditors from Drescher & Malecki identified internal-control recommendations related to overtime and timekeeping. Norton said the county is implementing a countywide time-management system and revising written policies to address those recommendations.

Supervisors asked for more explanatory detail in future variance reports. \"If there's gonna be a report like this, there should be something that also explains some of the causes and some of the countermeasures,\" Supervisor (unnamed) said during discussion. Norton said she will work with department heads and auditors to incorporate explanations and corrective steps.

Norton framed the report as an effort to give supervisors and the administrator earlier warning about risks and to prompt proactive mitigation. \"Our goal is to proactively inform you of that so that the supervisors and the administrator ... can look at these variances, understand the risk and proactively mitigate them,\" she said.

The treasurer's office will continue monthly variance reporting and follow up with department heads — including the Sheriff and DPW heads — for further detail on overages and transfers to capital projects.

Ending: Norton recommended continuing stringent budget management and using reserve and restricted fund balances where appropriate instead of drawing from the unappropriated fund balance. She offered treasurer's office support to supervisors and department heads to identify budgetary sources and to increase transparency around state-driven costs such as 730 exams.","County Treasurer Christine Norton presented a 2024 year-end budget variance review to the Warren County Finance and Budget Committee, highlighting a 12% drop in unappropriated general fund balance since 2016, rising psychiatric 730-exam costs, slower sales-tax budgeting practice, and internal-control recommendations on timekeeping and overtime.","actionData","errors"]

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