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Children’s Service Council reports $1.6 million in reserves and service to 21,790 youth in prior year
Summary
The county’s Children’s Service Council reported $1,608,061.29 in bank balances, revenue from a 0.03 millage and service to 21,790 children in the 2023–24 fiscal year; expenditures included scholarships, summer programs and grants to local agencies.
Toni Weyers, executive director of the Children’s Service Council of Okeechobee, presented the council’s annual financial and program report to the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 13.
Weyers said the council had $1,608,061.29 in bank balances as of September 2024, including $1,190,496.85 in checking and a $417,564.44 certificate of deposit held for reserves. Total revenue for the reporting period (derived from a county millage of 0.03) was $1,235,578.45 and expenses were $1,400,898.19; the council used $165,319.74 from reserves to cover the difference. Weyers said the council had accumulated reserves during the COVID period when activity and expenditures were lower and those funds were invested to support additional spending on children’s programs.
Weyers outlined funding priorities for 2024–25 as substance‑use prevention, abuse/neglect prevention, children’s health and well‑being and added education to the priorities list. She described four categories of grant distribution used by the council: requests for proposal, special projects, scholarships and summer programs. Administrative costs were 8% of total expenditures; agencies received 40% of funds, special projects 30%, scholarships 9% and summer projects 19%.
Weyers said the council served 21,790 youth during the reporting period, noting that number may include duplicates where a child participated in multiple programs. Commissioners praised the council’s reach and asked for continued reporting; the board thanked Weyers and council staff for program delivery in the county.
No board vote was required; this was a presentation and annual report.
