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Commission approves $15,000 for Henry Hill Foundation’s Emancipation Day; board adds promotion and future line‑item requirement
Summary
The board allocated $15,000 from general‑fund contingency to the Henry Hill Foundation for an annual Emancipation Day celebration and directed staff to help promote the event countywide; commissioners debated whether the event should apply for tourism grants or be budgeted as a recurring county line item.
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners approved a $15,000 budget amendment from general‑fund contingency to support the Henry Hill Foundation’s annual Emancipation Day celebration, and directed county staff to work with the foundation to promote the event to Leon County residents and to establish a $15,000 line item in next year’s budget.
Commissioner Proctor moved for the allocation and Commissioner O’Keefe seconded. Commissioners discussed precedent and process: some members urged the foundation to apply for Tourism Development Tax (TDT)…
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