Commissioners discuss $80,000 budget increase for transportation-disadvantaged program

GLADES COUNTY, Fla. — At the April 28 meeting, the Glades County Board of County Commissioners discussed Budget Amendment 24-25-17, described in the agenda as an adjustment to the general fund budget for the transportation-disadvantaged program by $80,000.

A county official said the transportation program receives federal funds that require local matching and that past contractors who exhausted available funds sometimes stopped providing service. “When they ran out of money, they didn't get no rights no more, and they just shut it down,” the Chair said, describing how a neighboring county was continuing service but charging more to cover shortfalls. The Chair also raised billing concerns: “even though the person declined or ain't home, we still get charged for a trip.”

The agenda noted the proposed adjustment; the transcript records discussion of why additional local funds may be needed but does not record a motion or vote on Budget Amendment 24-25-17.

The county did not provide in the meeting the full text of the amendment, the source of the $80,000, or whether the change would be a one-time transfer or recurring. The board did not record next steps or a timeline for any approval in the transcript provided.