Board approves $1.84 million docket of claims, Port Harbors docket and budget transfers

The Hancock County Board of Supervisors on May 5 approved multiple fiscal items including the Port Harbors docket of claims, the county docket of claims, and several budget and procurement authorizations.

Blaine Lafontaine, representing Port Harbors, asked the board "for consideration of approval for the Port Harbors docket of claims dated 04/28/2025 in the amount of $750,793.45." The board approved that docket by recorded motion (motion by District 2; motion carries 5‑0).

Later the board approved the county docket of claims for May 5, 2025, in the amount of $1,836,719.64 (motion by District 4; carried 5‑0). The board also approved an interfund transfer of $50,000 into fleet maintenance (fund sources: $14,000 from general fund, $33,000 from road fund, $3,000 from seawall fund), and recorded that the transfer was budgeted.

Other financial and procurement approvals included a budget amendment to purchase a commercial hot‑water heater from Mechanical Services LLC for $23,005 for the EMA building (motion recorded as approved 5‑0), and authorization for a 48‑month rental agreement for a jail booking copier at $15 per month.

Motions approving credit card reports and authorization to spread quotes and other routine purchasing approvals were recorded in the minutes. All recorded fiscal motions in this portion of the meeting carried unanimously 5‑0.

Votes and motions are reflected in the official minutes and the board instructed staff to spread the approved documents and procurements on the minutes for the record.