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Votes at a glance: Okeechobee County commission approves grants, contracts and proclamations Sept. 11
Summary
The Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners approved proclamations, accepted grant agreements, authorized a county employee health center contract and approved a fee waiver for the Halloween extravaganza. All recorded motions carried unanimously.
At its Sept. 11 meeting the Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners approved a slate of routine and substantive items, from proclamations to grant agreements and contracts. All motions recorded in the transcript carried unanimously.
Key actions recorded on the consent agenda and during the meeting included:
- Proclaimed September as Hunger Action Month (motion: Commissioner Burrows; second: Commissioner Goodbread; motion carried unanimously).
- Proclaimed September as National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month (motion: Commissioner Goodbread; second: Commissioner Sumner; motion carried unanimously).
- Proclaimed Sept. 17–23, 2025 as Constitution Week in Okeechobee County (motion: Commissioner Sumner; second: Commissioner DeCarlo; motion carried unanimously).
- Approved the consent agenda including minutes (08/28/2025), warrants in the amount of $1,812,457.11, support letter for Okeechobee Utility Authority property transfer, vendor parking agreement renewal with Okeechobee Main Street, and ratified grant application submittals to Florida Commerce for airport infrastructure ($4,480,000 proposed) and a CDBG Disaster grant for bridge repairs (five bridges, $2,720,000 proposed) (motion: Commissioner Goodbread; second: Commissioner Sumner; motion carried unanimously).
- Authorized the chair to execute the annual State Aid to Libraries grant renewal, which returns a program reimbursement (stated as approximately $132,316) based on county library expenditures (motion: Commissioner Burrows; second: Commissioner Sumner; motion carried unanimously).
- Approved execution of a three-year contract (with two one-year renewal options) for the county employee health center with Treasure Coast Medical Associates at a monthly administration fee of $56 per person (motion: Commissioner Goodbread; second: Commissioner Burrows; motion carried unanimously).
- Approved and authorized the chairman to execute the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) SCOP (Small County Outreach Program) grant agreement and adopt resolution 2025-57 accepting grant agreement number 448747-1-5401 in the amount of $2,260,764 to design and construct improvements on NE 120th Street (motion: Commissioner Goodbread; second: Commissioner Sumner; motion carried unanimously).
- Approved a fee waiver request for the United Way/Philip de Burard Law Office Halloween extravaganza at the Agri Civic Center to keep the community event free to attendees (motion: Commissioner Bowe; second: Commissioner Sumner; motion carried unanimously).
No roll-call vote-by-name tallies were read into the record; each motion was announced as carrying unanimously.
Ending: The board adopted the listed items, and commissioners asked staff to continue tracking progress on grant-supported infrastructure projects.
