Commission discusses internal budget adjustments and pending audit draft
July 28, 2025 | Pratt County, Kansas
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Commissioners discussed several final budget adjustments and related paperwork during their meeting, including a line‑item change within the elections budget related to an elections staff salary and a $12,000 transfer moved into capital by a department.
A commissioner asked why "Susan's salary" was being taken from cash reserves. Staff explained the change was within the elections department’s cash reserve line item and not drawn from the county’s general cash reserves. "It's within your budget, not the general cash," staff said. The transfer merely reallocated money among elections line items after a salary adjustment.
Separately, the commission reviewed a $12,000 transfer noted as being moved into capital after a department’s final budget came in lower than budgeted. The finance discussion closed with commissioners agreeing to circulate a new final draft for publication once the auditor’s final draft is complete.
On the annual audit, staff said the auditor (referred to as Barney) had provided a draft but that it "has not gone through clerical or technical review" and therefore is not final. Staff said they would ask the auditor for a timeline for completing the final draft and for a presentation date; commissioners emphasized the importance of getting the final audit "sooner rather than later." No formal vote or budget adoption occurred in this portion of the meeting.
Discussion only: commissioners and staff clarified that the reallocation was internal to elections, not a reduction of countywide reserves, and requested a timeline for the auditor to finalize and present the audit.
No formal budget adoption vote was recorded in the transcript at this time.
A commissioner asked why "Susan's salary" was being taken from cash reserves. Staff explained the change was within the elections department’s cash reserve line item and not drawn from the county’s general cash reserves. "It's within your budget, not the general cash," staff said. The transfer merely reallocated money among elections line items after a salary adjustment.
Separately, the commission reviewed a $12,000 transfer noted as being moved into capital after a department’s final budget came in lower than budgeted. The finance discussion closed with commissioners agreeing to circulate a new final draft for publication once the auditor’s final draft is complete.
On the annual audit, staff said the auditor (referred to as Barney) had provided a draft but that it "has not gone through clerical or technical review" and therefore is not final. Staff said they would ask the auditor for a timeline for completing the final draft and for a presentation date; commissioners emphasized the importance of getting the final audit "sooner rather than later." No formal vote or budget adoption occurred in this portion of the meeting.
Discussion only: commissioners and staff clarified that the reallocation was internal to elections, not a reduction of countywide reserves, and requested a timeline for the auditor to finalize and present the audit.
No formal budget adoption vote was recorded in the transcript at this time.
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