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Board considers multiple contract and grant items, including Hurricane Milton reimbursement and a services amendment
Summary
Several contract and grant items were discussed, including a funding source of about $490,396 for salary adjustments, a proposed first amendment to a services agreement with James Moore, Agreement Z4681 related to Hurricane Milton, and an amendment tied to US‑27 wastewater infrastructure statute changes.
Several contracts and grant items were discussed during the meeting and explained by county staff.
Early in the meeting a staff member described a funding source the county receives "because we're physically constrained" that would help cover salary adjustments and said the amount is $490,396. "This is a funding that the county gets because we're physically constrained. It helps us share for the salary adjustment and it's in the amount of $490,000 3 $490,396," the staff member said.
A motion was introduced to approve a first amendment to augment a services agreement with James Moore; the mover identified in the transcript was a commissioner (speaker identified as Speaker 2) and a second was recorded in the discussion. The transcript provides a motion to approve the amendment but does not record a final vote or result in the excerpt provided.
Staff also presented Agreement Z4681 related to "Hurricane Milton" and referenced what the transcript described as "DR 48 34." The presenter said the agreement is reimbursement for county expenses and for any forced county labor used as part of cleanup. A motion related to that agreement was mentioned in the transcript and a second was logged; a vote result is not shown in the provided excerpt.
The board reviewed an amendment between Glades County (DLCC in the transcript) and the fire department/Department of Environmental Protection regarding US‑27 utility corridor wastewater infrastructure. Staff described the amendment as ministerial and required to comply with changes in statute; staff said the project is essentially complete and final paperwork was signed.
The board was also asked to approve budget amendment 24‑25‑28 and corresponding resolution 2025‑22 appropriating $12,000 within the capital outlay fund for furniture for what the transcript called the "gold car." The transcript records the request for approval but does not show a formal vote.
In a separate funding item, staff said the county applied for a voting improvement grant and scored high enough to be eligible but was not fully funded; the county requested $3,600,000 and was informed it would receive $3,000,000 in the state budget. Staff said they plan to seek additional funds from state legislators and that permitting and reconstruction work for a boat ramp is a priority for the awarded funds.
Where motions and seconds appear in the transcript, the document does not include final tallies or recorded outcomes in the provided excerpt. The transcript excerpts supplied here show the board discussed and instructed staff to proceed with the usual contract signings and to return required documents for execution or further action.
