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Osceola County board approves vendor claims, delays pay application pending budget amendment; schedules May 20 public hearing
Summary
The Osceola County board approved payments for vendor claims including two to a water service provider, directed that a pay application not be paid until the board reviews it on April 1 and after a budget amendment, and handled other business including hiring an EMA director and scheduling a May 20 preclassification hearing in Harris.
Osceola County board members approved payments for vendor claims at their meeting and agreed not to pay a submitted pay application until the board takes up the item on April 1 and a related budget amendment is completed.
The action included approval of two claims identified as numbers 1633 and 1696 for a water services vendor. A board member moved to pay those two claims and a vote followed; another board member later moved to approve the remainder of the claims on the agenda, which passed.
The board discussed, but did not pay, a contractor pay application that staff said must be formally approved by the board and cannot be paid until funds are available. A staff member said the pay application will be placed on the April 1 agenda and that a budget amendment is needed before payment can be made. Staff also provided new claim forms for review, including ones associated with “John” and “Raylene,” and offered to provide printed fund-balance reports on a monthly or quarterly basis if the board wishes.
The meeting record shows brief discussion of other administrative items. A board member asked about the cost of a bridge on Old Highway 60 (referred to in the meeting as the BFW Bridge); another board member estimated the project at about $700,000. Members also discussed a motor-grader workshop that was described as costing about $100 per person and located some distance to the east; the exact town was not specified during the discussion.
Separately, the board noted that the county has hired Corey Shearer as the Emergency Management (EMA) director. Meeting remarks described the EMA position as part time at roughly 20–25 hours per week. Members praised the hiring and the training provided by Daryl to the incoming director.
The board scheduled and confirmed a drainage meeting for 1:00 p.m. Thursday in Melvin and said an agenda would be circulated. The board also set a preclassification public hearing for May 20 in Harris and instructed staff to contact the Harris Community Center about logistics.
Votes at the meeting were procedural and focused on claims approval and adjournment. Motions on claims were moved and seconded from the dais and were approved by voice vote. The meeting ended after a motion to adjourn carried by voice vote.
