By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Action was again light at Wednesday's Barton County Commission meeting. The only agenda item for the May 31 meeting involved the transfer of unexpended funds from 2022 into the 2023 budget. County Administrator Matt Patzner presented the item to the commission for approval.
"It is the county's practice to transfer unexpended funds from one year to the next," he said. "After discussions with the commissioners, and in light of uncertainty with the economy, the proposed transfers will better position the county for the future."
The total capital improvement transfer was $1,015.799.21, including $720,000 to the general fund, $196,799.21 to the federal funds exchange, and $99,000 to special bridge. Another $583,200.79 was transferred to equipment replacement, including $483,000 to the general fund and $103,200.79 to road and bridge.
"That will bring our beginning 2023 reserve balances for capital improvement to $6,179,043.43," Patzner said, "and for equipment replacement, $4,169,242.54."
Patzner also noted those figures are based on beginning balances for 2023, and do not reflect any expenditures thus far this year.