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Monroe County commissioners approve contracts, budget adjustments, grants and appointments
Summary
At a public meeting, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine minutes, budget adjustments, vendor contracts, grant allocations and board appointments, and presented a retirement certificate to a long-serving corrections official.
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a package of routine minutes, budget adjustments, contracts, grant allocations and board appointments during a public meeting. The board also presented a retirement certificate to Gary Heidel, the warden of the Monroe County Correctional Facility.
The actions affect county budgeting, social services funding and several vendor and professional agreements. Commissioners ratified Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) allocations and additional CSBG funds, approved service contracts for residential group-home providers, extended an architect contract for courthouse/correctional-facility work and approved several routine vendor payments and appointments.
Commissioners approved the minutes of the Dec. 18, 2024, regular meeting and the Dec. 18, 2024, special meeting for the budget adaptation. The board presented a certificate recognizing Gary Heidel’s 29 years of service at the Monroe County Correctional Facility; Heidel thanked colleagues and said, “I’m gonna miss everybody.”
On fiscal and grant matters, the board ratified additional CSBG funds…
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