ELKINS -- Elkins City Council voted to reallocate more than $500,000 in the General Fund Budget after the City carried over more than $1 million from the prior fiscal year. First Ward Council member Cody Kerns, Second Ward representative Michael Hinchman and Fourth Ward member Andrew Carroll were absent from the meeting. Before the Council voted, Fifth Ward Council member Cody Thompson asked Elkins City Treasurer Tracy Judy if he was right in believing the City carried over “significantly more” money than officials were expecting. The contingency fund “serves as a reserve for unexpected emergencies or urgent city needs,’ the City said in its release. The Elkins City Council will meet again at 7 p.m. on Aug. 13 in the Phil Gainer Community Center.