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Board approves OMB grant applications and $894,173 down payment for sheriff’s helicopter
Summary
The commission approved multiple grant applications and budget resolutions and authorized a $894,173 budget transfer representing a 20% down payment toward a sheriff's helicopter; OMB listed several grant applications and acceptances and other budget allocations.
The Martin County Board of County Commissioners approved a package of Office of Management and Budget items on March 25 that included multiple grant applications, acceptances and a budget transfer to support a sheriff's helicopter down payment.
Stephanie Murley, director of the Office of Management and Budget, asked the board for permission to apply for several alternative-water-supply and parks grants and to accept or recognize multiple awards and contributions. She described grant requests and acceptances ranging from $17,500 for a healthy-aging Parks & Rec grant to $3,050,000 for an alternative-water-supply project; in several cases the grants require matching funds programmed into the utilities capital-improvement plan.
Murley also presented a budget transfer request tied to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office: the sheriff’s office has accumulated a dedicated reserve for a helicopter purchase and requested…
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