by Valerie Verkamp
Landmark reporter
Merely 20 days following the approval of the 2012 budget, the commission approved about a dozen amendments and transfers to the budget during an administrative session Monday.
Kevin Robinson, Platte County auditor, said the adjustment of these expenditures was necessary to appropriately finalize the 2012 budget. The budget areas affected by the shift of funds include the public administrator's office, county clerk, recorder of deeds, planning and zoning, sheriff's office, department of recreation, Shiloh Springs, collector, and Kansas City road construction.
This year's budget presented a significant challenge to commissioners as a result of the required funding for a federal narrowbanding emergency radio mandate. For more on story.
