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Wakulla County creates disaster-preparedness department, adjusts grants accounting and adds park fund
Summary
County staff added a disaster and emergency preparedness department, a landscaping/groundskeeping subdepartment, a new park fund for Panacea Mineral Springs and an Industrial Development Authority fund; staff also changed how some grant revenues are recognized to avoid double counting.
WAKULLA COUNTY — County finance staff told commissioners they added several new organizational and fund-line items to the preliminary FY 2025–26 budget to improve transparency and respond to expected changes in federal and state grant administration.
The changes explained at the workshop include: - Disaster and emergency preparedness department: Staff moved some disaster-response costs out of the sheriff’s emergency-management budget and created a general‑fund department for disaster and emergency-preparedness costs so the county can better track local expenses tied to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other disaster funding rules. - Landscaping and…
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