County staff presented and the Records & Public Service Committee recommended a budget amendment that reclassifies and carries forward several road and signal projects from fiscal year 2025 into 2026, producing a net $32,145,103 adjustment to the 2025 roads fund balance.

The presenter said higher-than-expected interest rates raised investment income by $6,000,000 but that a number of road and traffic-signal projects originally budgeted for 2025 will not be completed until 2026. He said the total reduction in road construction and maintenance expenditures is $54,916,149, with a corresponding budget revenue reduction of $32,331,046. Two capital outlay projects explicitly cited as rollovers were a Shelby salt-storage facility ($1,560,000) and an inventory-software implementation ($2,000,000). The presenter summarized: "The total plus or minus net is a increase of $32,145,103 to our, line item, our fund balance." (committee presentation)

Commissioners asked for follow-up on specific timelines (for example, a traffic-signal/light project near a fire station) and how the unanticipated $6,000,000 in investment income will be used. Staff said the money has not yet been programmed and will be allocated in the 2026 budget process according to county priorities. The presenter reiterated the amendment is an accounting step because those projects will be advanced in 2026 rather than cancelled.

The committee voted to recommend the amendment to the full board; the motion was recorded as 12–0.

Next steps: the amendment was recommended to the full board for final approval and staff said they will provide individual project timelines on request.