Lexington County Council accepted a $2,000 Walmart Spark Good Local Grant for the county fire service and reviewed a budget appropriation transfer related to the Bagpipe Road project during its June 24 meeting. The council also approved three bids/purchases that appeared on the consent portion of the agenda.

Fire Chief Kyle Minnick (introduced in committee) requested acceptance of the Walmart grant to buy 10‑year smoke alarms to expand installations in lower‑income homes. Mr. Bridal (Health and Human Services Committee) moved approval of the grant acceptance; the motion passed on a roll‑call vote.

County finance staff (presented by Lynn) described a separate appropriation transfer of $2,244,481 to move funds within the CDBG disaster recovery and CDBG mitigation grants to cover costs related to the Bagpipe Road project. The motion or vote on that appropriation is not reflected in the transcript segment provided; the item was presented to the council during the budget amendment resolutions segment.

Under bids and purchases the council approved three items (listed in the agenda as tabs R, S and T): Ripley Station Road bridge replacement, work related to the county fire service training center, and garage‑door service and repair. A motion to approve the three procurement items was made and seconded; the roll call recorded unanimous support.

Why it matters: the grant funds allow the county fire service to purchase smoke alarms targeted at low‑income households; the CDBG transfer is a multi‑million‑dollar reallocation to support a road project; procurement approvals authorize public‑works and public‑safety maintenance and capital work. The transcript does not include full contract amounts for the procurement items besides the Bagpipe Road transfer amount noted for the budget amendment.

Next steps: staff will implement the grant (purchase and installation of 10‑year smoke alarms) and carry out procurement contracts; the appropriation transfer will require administrative steps if it was approved at this meeting (the transcript does not show final disposition).