At last night's meeting of Northampton County Council, all nine members voted for a Budget Amendment that allocates $7 million from the county to Gracedale.
In a message to Council, Executive Tara Zrinski explained that the county transfer was needed so that the nursing home's 2025 expenditures are covered.
"We carefully reviewed each departmental budget to identify unspent funds, including savings from vacancies, deferred purchases and other unused allocations, and we're able to reallocate approximately 7 million to fully cover Graysdale's 2025 expenditures."
"The remaining deficit reflects timing differences between when expenses are incurred and when reimbursements are received."
"Approving these amendments will allow us to balance the 2025 budget as required by law and fulfill our shared responsibility for sound fiscal management.
Still no discussion or discovery on what happened to the Intergovernmental Transfer funds?
ReplyDeleteThey just vanished ?
And so it begins. McClure’s campaign slogan that he didn’t raise taxes, but “I screwed the county and taxpayers for the next few years because I didn’t fund anything that was needed”. Now here’s $7 million in just two months to help Gracedale meet its obligations. Pension plans not funded and Tara will come out looking like the bad guy because McClure had his eye on Congress. Taxes will go up. Remember this people. McClure doesn’t deserve Congress, he’ll screw us even more!! He won’t have people like Warren and Keegan covering for him.
ReplyDeleteSo how much is "the remaining deficit?" Notice how this is being done to balance last year's McClure budget. The 2026 budget they passed anticipated no county contribution. When will that be amended to reflect reality?
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DeleteWell at least the corrections officers know where those 32 positions went too??? The old director told county council the jail was budgeted for 212 officers. Now all of a sudden the jail is 180 officers.
ReplyDeleteBail! Bail! Bail! Keep bailing! We need more buckets of taxpayer money!
ReplyDeleteBend over county residents. McClures funny money and no tax increase for 8 years is about to bite you.
ReplyDeleteThat she can find 7 million in play money is more proof of McClures fiscal shenanigans.
ReplyDeleteUh she was the controller
DeleteWho was the county controller? 🙄🤔🤔🤔🤔
DeleteThe new executive
DeleteAre the retention bonuses that council approved going to be paid to the employees?
ReplyDeleteWill this drama ever get closure? Norco still a mess. New people same old.
ReplyDeleteThat is ridiculous. Guess that is why the taxes never went up. Guess they will now. Another thing that McClueless did! He needs to be gone from the Solicitor's Office before he F's more up at taxpayer's expense.
ReplyDeleteEveryone knew this was coming.
ReplyDeleteI am not a John Brown fan, but when are the apologies going to start? He called this - and before you say $7MM is not $15MM, give it time.
ReplyDeleteDon’t bother reaching out to
ReplyDeleteanyone on council about Gracedale. There was no choice for some and some had no idea what they were voting for.