Madison County supervisors approve FY2025 budget amendment and a slate of routine measures

Madison County supervisors on Wednesday approved Amendment No. 2 to the FY2025 budget and a series of routine resolutions and administrative actions during a roughly one-hour meeting.

The budget amendment, presented by county finance staff, made targeted adjustments including reducing attorney forfeiture spending from $3,529 to $3,426, increasing the county's opioid-settlement expenditure allowance by $35,908 and adding $418 for auditor office expenses and training. The amendment also recorded $75,647 in opioid-settlement revenue received since July 1 and showed a net fund-balance decrease of $16,573. Supervisors voted to adopt the amendment by voice vote.

The board also approved a memorandum of understanding with Teamsters Local 238 regarding deputies' work hours (described at the meeting as a non-monetary change), a December 2024 transfer of $5,900 from the county's health insurance fund to its HSA fund, and the annual DNR construction-elevation resolution required for regulatory compliance.

Other actions included: renewal of partial rehabilitation tax-exemption designations for River Price Block LLC and Aspen Real Estate LLC; approval of 24 partial property-tax exemptions for impound/flood-control structures (mostly in Badger Creek); authorization of roof and siding replacement on the annex garage with quoted amounts; approval of a stale check in the amount of $411.43; and establishing the county employee-holiday calendar for 2025. All measures passed by voice vote.

The board also confirmed the appointment of Steve Swanson as Madison County attorney effective in 2024; the appointment was approved by voice vote after members clarified the corrected salary figure.

Supervisors set the county's 2025 organizational meeting for Jan. 2 at 09:30 and directed staff to resend a request for proposals for an ordinance review, seeking additional bids and outside legal review as a second set of eyes. The meeting adjourned at 10:30.