The Russell County Fiscal Court unanimously approved several fund transfers during its meeting Monday morning, including funding for local road projects.
Each measure received the support of all four magistrates in attendance. Magistrate Zach Wilson was absent.
The largest transfer was $1,049,000 from the county’s general fund to the road fund for Kentucky’s Local Assistance Road Program, known as LARP. The program supports repairs and resurfacing of existing county and city roads.
Magistrates also approved transferring another $157,350 from the general fund to the road fund for the county’s matching money for those projects. An additional $50,000 was transferred from the general fund to the road fund to cover a shortage of funds.
Other approved transfers included $25,000 from the general fund to tourism, and $10,202.80 cents from the general fund to the grants fund for a 911 grant. The court also approved transferring $1,494.38 from the opioid account to the general fund to correct a deposit error.