{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"KZYX News","title":"Books closed, with $2.2 million carry-forward","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":390,"description":"During a presentation on the county’s fiscal year-end close, the Board of Supervisors learned that there may be a $2.2 million carry-forward from last year. Treasurer Tax Collector Auditor Controller Chamisse Cubbison qualified the number by saying that up to half of it may already be committed. Supervisor Ted Williams tried to get some specifics.\r\n\r\n“What is the exact amount of the carry-forward?” he asked.\r\n\r\n“That’s kind of got a big asterisk next to it,” Cubbison told him. “I’m looking at roughly about $2.2 million, but there are encumbrances, which mean there are prior-period obligations, that we are still going to be paying for in this year.” She added that, “I can’t give you any confidence that the Board has not already committed a million of that to something.” \r\n\r\nKnown funding needs come out to a little over $6.6 million, though $1.6 million of that is questionable. Shortfalls in the cannabis department and the costs of winter storm damage are still unknown. Last year’s health plan deficit stands at $3.6 million, and the growing shortfall for the jail expansion is over $1.4 million. \r\n\r\nFEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is expected to reimburse the county for the $1.6 million it spent on the now-concluded Project RoomKey, a program to provide temporary housing for homeless people who were especially vulnerable to covid. County staff reported that other counties have learned they will not be reimbursed for their Project RoomKey expenses, but so far, Mendocino County has not been told to stop waiting on the FEMA check.\r\n\r\nThe Board agreed to send letters to higher-level representatives and state organizations about the importance of receiving the money.\r\n\r\nSupervisors previewed this year’s budget struggle as they shared strong and sometimes differing opinions on parks, the employee healthcare plan, and the county’s growing share in the construction of the new jail building. Supervisor Dan Gjerde, who announced at last week’s meeting that he...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/xZpAumwbhFUpJUYcwaQ1-q6snzOyqAm13l7cW6AWPCM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMzkz/NjAwNjc2OWMyZmFk/YWY2YTdmYjI5M2Mz/YWMxNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}