The Hall County Board of Commissioners heard an upbeat financial update on its fiscal health at its meeting Thursday. The presentation by Vickie Neikirk, director of financial services, showed most county departments were operating under budget in 2014 for the first quarter of the year. There are signs the economy is improving, Neikirk said, pointing to about $230,000 in building permits the county has collected to date compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2013, which was almost $94,000.