HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRAFT MINUTES 041526M Budget CommitteeJEFFERSON COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE MINUTES
DRAFT - Budget Committee Meeting - Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Attendees:
Adiel McKnight
Amanda Hamilton
Amit Sharma
Andy Pernsteiner
Apple Martine
Brandon Mack
Brenda Huntingford
Brian Gleason
Carolyn Gallaway
Cathy Taylor
Chelsea Pronovost
David Fortino
Eric Kuzma
Heather Dudley-Nollette
Heidi Eisenhour
Greg Brotherton
James Kennedy
Jamie Aumock
Jeff Chapman
Jennifer Mitchell
Jeremy Williammee
Jesse Graves
Josh Peters
Judy Shepherd
Lauralee Keisel
Leanne Dotson
Lori Bailey
Lysa Phillis
Noeme Riddle
Matt Tyler
Mindy Walker
Monte Reinders
Philip Hunsucker
Owen Rowe
Renee Talley
Sarah Melancon
Sasha Coker
Shannon Burns
Shawn Frederick
Sophie DeGroot
Stacie Prada
Veronica Shaw
Willie Bence
Budget Committee Chair – Josh Peters standing in for Judy Shepherd, Finance Director
Secretary – Heidi Eisenhour, Commissioner
Order of Business
1. Call meeting to order - 8:32 by Josh Peters
2. Open Public Comment – 8:32 None
3. Request for additional agenda items - None
4. Call for approval of March 18, 2026, Minutes – Moved Andy, Second Brian
IT Issues in the 1st Floor Conference Room resulted in a pause in the meeting
5. Re-start meeting – Call to order at 8:45
6. Open Public Comment – 8:45 Jean Ball made comment
7. Request for additional agenda items - None
8. Call for approval of March 18, 2026, Minutes – Moved Andy, Second Philip
a. One update – added MINUTES to top line
9. Reports
• Expenditure Reports – Brenda
a. Discussed accounts over 23.17%
i. GF - Operating transfers and non-departmental – wait from Judy in May
ii. 1st Q Approps approved but not here in these reports
iii. Other Funds –
1. Noxious weed - operating transfers done for year rather than ¼
2. Hotel / Motel – grant allocation timing
3. Law Library – subscriptions
4. REET Tech - operating transfers done for year rather than ¼
5. Veterans relief - operating transfers done for year rather than ¼
6. Parks and Rec – 21.40% due to increase for insurance, operating
transfers done in 1st Q rather than spread across 1/4s
7. Sewer – project timing
8. Equip Rental – large piece of equip purchased in Q1
9. Benefit reserve – change to process with PTO caused, a number of
payouts due to people retiring, leaving at end of 2025
• Revenue Reports - Stacie
a. See reports for detail
b. Sales Tax discussion – public safety, regular and optional
i. YTD at 19.2% vs budget 22.9% - proj $1.1M under budget
ii. Sectors flagging: Construction – large projects completed in 2025,
Accommodation & food service
c. REET – Under budget, early in the year
d. Hotel / Motel, Transient Rental – Trending over budget thus far
10. Additional topics as determined - None
11. Reminders - Next Meeting – May 20, 2026, 8:30 AM
12. Adjournment – 9:14