Cerro Gordo supervisors adopt FY2027 appropriations and authorize $5.33 million in operating transfers

The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two operating transfers totaling $5,332,054 and adopted the FY2027 appropriation schedule at its June 22, 2026 meeting.

Vice Chairman Carl Ginapp moved, and Supervisor Chris Watts seconded, the motion to adopt Resolution 2026-44 authorizing a transfer of $3,043,914 from the General Supplemental Fund to the General Fund (Transfer #1446) and $2,288,140 from the General Fund to the Capital Projects Fund (Transfer #1447). The Auditor was directed to correct the books and notify the Treasurer; the motion passed unanimously.

The Board then adopted Resolution 2026-45 to make supplemental appropriations and to establish FY2027 departmental appropriations. The adopted budget lists a total of $45,916,290. Significant line items shown in the adopted schedule include Secondary Roads ($11,717,400), Sheriff ($11,118,237), Health Department ($5,444,999), Special Projects ($2,555,365), and IT ($1,883,882). The resolution cites Sections 331.434(6) and 331.437 of the Code of Iowa to set spending limits, require separate reporting accounts, and direct the Auditor to notify the Board if available resources are insufficient during the fiscal year.

All motions related to the transfers and the FY2027 appropriation adoption carried unanimously with Ginapp moving and Watts seconding. The transcript does not record any public objections or substantive questions during the votes.

The resolutions formalize the county's planned expenditures and internal transfers for the coming fiscal year and direct administrative steps for account reporting and public-notice requirements.

Next steps: the Auditor will implement the directed book corrections and maintain monthly account reports to departments as specified in Resolution 2026-45.