Commissioners review year‑end transfers, mental‑wellness funds and designate Christmas Eve 2025 as a personal day

County finance items dominated round‑table discussion, with staff presenting proposed transfers, reserve allocations and policy items for employee scheduling.

Speaker 7 circulated potential year‑end transfers and proposed reserve changes, emphasizing a plan to maintain a $1 million annual capital outlay deposit for radio-system replacement and recommending splitting some community‑improvement funds into equipment reserve to cover unforeseen purchases. Speaker 7 explained department-specific reserve allocations and said staff will finalize numbers and prepare resolutions for board signatures the following day.

Commissioners discussed the county's mental‑wellness funds and recent requests for training and supplies; Speaker 7 reported $230,000 currently in the general fund related to mental‑wellness programming and recommended moving that balance into a dedicated mental‑health account for use by the mental‑wellness board. Speaker 4 noted approved training requests, including up to $10,000 for Narcan supplies and smaller training allocations.

On personnel scheduling, Speaker 1 moved and the board approved designating one personal day for county employees to be taken on Christmas Eve 2025. The motion passed by voice vote.

What happens next: Finance staff will finalize year‑end transfers and prepare resolutions; the mental‑wellness account transfer and any expenditure requests will come back for approval as needed.