Staff warns of short-term negative cash timing as capital-improvement deadlines loom

Staff warned that capital-improvement deadlines tied to grant funding require prompt action and documentation, saying the county had received warning letters about timelines and that work must be completed before a specific date or the grant could be pulled.

The staff member described invoice and reimbursement timing: a vendor invoice was expected imminently, the county will not issue payment until delivery, and it will then file for reimbursement to the coal board. "We may be negative for about a month depending on how everything falls out," the staff member said, noting that the coal board has generally processed reimbursements quickly. The exchange underscored the county's short-term cash-management risks even when projects are fully funded by reimbursement programs.