When they meet Monday night, Montgomery County supervisors will vote to formally designate the spending priorities for several million dollars as budgeted in the new fiscal year that began July 1.
The board will meet at 7:15 p.m. in the second-floor board chambers in the county government center, 755 Roanoke St., Christiansburg.
It’s typical at the start of a new fiscal year for supervisors to pass several resolutions officially appropriating money designated for specific future projects or carried over from projects that were underway in the previous fiscal year. Multiple resolutions are needed to put funds in specific departmental budgets and recognize various funding sources.
A significant amount of funds to be appropriated are designated for public safety, fire and rescue needs.
Funding resolutions on the agenda include:
- Appropriating more than $11.33 million of county capital project fund dollars carried over from the previous fiscal year for unfinished projects, including: more than $1.1 million for the Falling Branch corporate park; more than $1 million for parks revitalization; more than $589,000 for Teel Park; nearly $346,000 for information technology; more than $1 million for the Elliston fire department; more than $81,000 in fire and rescue reserve funds; nearly $65,000 for the county garage/maintenance building; nearly $710,000 for Old Town Fields; more than $176,000 for overall maintenance; more than $652,000 for courthouse maintenance; $65,000 for Christiansburg library maintenance; more than $256,000 for government center maintenance; more than $67,000 for health and human services building maintenance; nearly $112,000 for Meadowbrook Library maintenance; more than $15,000 for Prices Fork stormwater maintenance; more than $43,000 for community development; more than $1.5 million for the Christiansburg Fire Department; nearly $650,000 for the Blacksburg Fire Department; nearly $1.18 million for the Riner Fire Department; more than $955,000 for Montgomery County Fire and Emergency Medical Services; nearly $34,600 for the Longshop McCoy Rescue Squad; nearly $162,000 for the Extension office project at 201 Radford St.; more than $166,000 for a fire and emergency medical services project at 305 Roanoke St.; nearly $174,000 for magistrate and court services; more than $39,000 for public safety building maintenance; and more than $5,800 for the Blacksburg library.
- Appropriating funds for technology upgrades in the new fiscal year: $120,000 for a circuit court recording system upgrade and $77,000 for county government technology upgrades in multi-purpose room two at the government center. The money comes from the county’s undesignated funds.
- Appropriating grants and other funds: A $100,000 federal Operation Ceasefire forensic and analytical technology grant to the sheriff’s office for supplies, machinery and equipment; a $4,500 state grant for the Montgomery Museum and Lyric Theater and $1,500 in state dollars for a one-time salary supplement in the circuit court.
- Appropriating nearly $200,700 in state and local funds to support an additional attorney’s position in the commonwealth’s attorney’s office and another position in the circuit court clerk’s office; more than $10,200 for the treasurer’s and commissioner of revenue’s office; and nearly $6,200 for the sheriff’s office, representing a yearly reconciliation of state Compensation Board revenue after receiving final numbers from the state.
- Establishing more than $7.97 million in reserve funds in the new fiscal year to address any unforeseen circumstances: nearly $696,000 for the animal shelter; more than $170,000 for the auto graveyard; $500,000 for capital projects; more than $355,000 for conservation easements; nearly $538,000 for the Economic Development Authority; nearly $1.08 million for facilities and maintenance; $200,000 for fuel; nearly $997,000 for the juvenile detention home; $250,000 for the landfill; more than $312,000 for Virginia Line of Duty Act benefits for disabled public safety workers or families of deceased workers; more than $74,000 for parental leave; $1 million in a general “rainy day” fund; nearly $704,000 for technology; $500,000 for broadband services; $100,000 for paid caregiver leave and more than $499,000 for the Access to Community College Education program.
- Transferring $1.82 million from the capital projects fund for fire and rescue, with $1.5 million designated for the Elliston Fire Department and $80,000 each for the Longshop McCoy, Riner and Christiansburg fire departments and Christiansburg Rescue.
- Appropriating nearly $3.95 million of American Rescue Plan Act dollars carried over from the previous fiscal year, with $2 million designated for broadband projects and nearly $1.5 million designated for water projects.
- Appropriating more than $915,500 held over from the previous fiscal year for completion of unfinished projects, including: more than $139,000 for county government human resources, management and budget, finance, information technology, assessment and the registrar; nearly $5,600 for the juvenile and domestic relations court; more than $139,000 for the sheriff’s office; more than $5,800 for fire and emergency medical services; more than $336,000 for general services; nearly $124,000 for parks and recreation; more than $16,000 for library services; nearly $131,000 for planning and economic development and nearly $18,000 for the law library.
- Appropriating nearly $94,000 of donated funds not used in the previous fiscal year: nearly $48,000 for human services volunteer activities and scholarships; nearly $15,000 for youth sports scholarships and more than $31,000 for library materials.
- Appropriating more than $5.2 million of unspent grant dollars not used in the previous fiscal year: more than $98,000 for various sheriff’s office programs, fire and emergency medical services and medical lab supplies; more than $72,500 for various parks and recreation programs; more than $4.95 million for three opioid abatement programs and more than $93,000 for economic development professional services.
- Appropriating more than $1.35 million from the county’s undesignated funds for one-time requests: $75,000 for a 250th anniversary event; $293,800 for information technology maintenance service contracts; nearly $869,000 for fire, rescue and emergency medical services equipment; and $113,000 for a library work van and a planning office vehicle.
- Appropriating more than $1.33 million of previously designated funds not spent in the previous fiscal year: nearly $328,000 for a human resources future career development program; more than $41,000 to cover June primary election costs; more than $4,900 for judicial administration; more than $164,000 for sheriff’s office supplies; more than $154,000 in fire and rescue reserve funds; $100,000 for Riner Fire Department equipment; more than $63,000 for the fire and rescue training center; more than $92,000 for a sustainability/solar project; more than $1,800 for a human services volunteer recognition program; more than $15,000 for the Floyd library and $369,600 for the Community Health Center of the New River Valley.
Other business
Additional items on the county board’s agenda include:
- Approval of a memorandum of understanding under which the county will provide $450,000 to support New River Community College students in the Access to Community College Education public/private partnership, which makes community college available debt-free to students.
- A resolution approving the county’s participation in the proposed settlement of opioid-related claims against Henry Schein Inc., General Injectables and Vaccines Inc., and Insource Inc.
- Making appointments to the Montgomery Regional Economic Development Commission and the Montgomery Regional Airport Authority.
You can find meeting documents here.