The Cumberland County Commission met last night for a shorty agenda. The following resolutions passed:

Resolution for the general fund/highway department: The Cumberland County Road Department’s current garage has been deemed unsafe by an engineer. This resolution allocated up to $2,000 per month to pay for rental on a temporary space while a new garage is built or purchased.

Resolution regarding the lease agreement with the Cumberland County Fair Association: The Cumberland County Fair Association, Inc., has cancelled all scheduled events for the 2020 Fair because of to the COVID-19 virus and all other safeguards required to prevent the spread. This resolution grants the association a one-time waiver of the lease fee and gives the county the ability to rent the grounds during the previously reserved dates.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Cumberland County Finance Director Nathan Brock says property tax collections ended at 101% of budget. Hotel/Motel tax collections came in at approximately $640,000 of the $817,283 budget as revised down due to last year’s collection.  Prisoner boarding collections through 11 months were $552,000 of the $743,000 budget.  Local option sales tax collections for the board of education came in at $947,300 which is $29,207 above estimated revenue. This is money spent by consumers in April, remitted to the State in May, and reported in June. Overall, collections were $148,549 above the budgeted amount for the year. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) collections for the year were just over $4.9 million. The annual budgeted amount was $4 million. Brock added the county came out somewhat better than originally projected. Some of the large counties may not have been so lucky.