Despite glitches with its current software system that make it challenging to generate accurate reports, the county seems to be living within its budget.

Commission Chairman Bill Godwin led a workshop session Monday in which commissioners and department heads reviewed the fiscal year budget at the half-way point for this year.

Godwin said the county hopes to have a new software system in place by the end of the year.

“Some days, Karen (Sowell, county administrator) can come in here at 10 and run a report, and an hour later, it will give a totally different report,” he said. “But Karen has worked really hard to keep up with the accounts.”

He asked each department head who is over budget in a line item to work with Sowell to make money is moved from another budget line item to cover the expense.

“For mid-year, we’re in pretty good shape,” he said after the meeting. “The department heads have been working with Karen on a regular basis.”

He said the budget includes $98,000 for the reserve fund, which has not been touched, and that sales tax collections are about par.

“Overall, feel pretty good about the status,” he said.