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Hardee County EDA approves agenda, minutes, financial reports and opens May infrastructure grant cycle
Summary
At its meeting, the Hardee County Economic Development Authority unanimously approved the agenda and minutes, ratified vouchers, accepted the clerk's unadjusted March financial statements, approved a budget amendment adjusting severance-tax receipts, and opened an infrastructure grant cycle for May 1—30 with about $1.9 million available.
The Hardee County Economic Development Authority on May 1, 2025, approved the meeting agenda and minutes, ratified vouchers totaling $101,646.99, accepted the clerk's unadjusted monthly financial statements for March, approved a budget amendment to adjust severance-tax receipts, and voted to open an infrastructure grant cycle for May 1—30.
The board voted unanimously on each motion. The clerk, Victoria Rogers, told the board the county had received a severance-tax deposit that morning of $1,530,713.43 and that the budget amendment would reduce an earlier $1.6 million estimate to the exact amount. "It is $1,530,713.43," Rogers said, noting she had adjusted interest and fiscal-year accounting lines accordingly.
Why it matters: the budget amendment recognizes the severance-tax receipt and updates fiscal-year 2024 and 2025 figures; the opened grant cycle creates a formal timeline for municipalities and the county to seek infrastructure funding from EDA allocations estimated at about $1.9 million available for the next cycle.
Key recorded votes and actions - Approval of agenda: motion by Olivia Minshew; second by Commissioner Flores; passed unanimously. - Approval of April 1, 2025 minutes: motion by Minshew; second by Commissioner Chancy; passed unanimously. - Acceptance of clerk's unadjusted monthly financial statements (month ending March 2025): motion by Commissioner Flores; second by Commissioner Wells; passed unanimously. - Ratification of vouchers payable dated 01/01/2025—03/31/2025, totaling $101,646.99 (checks numbered 1053—1055): motion by Commissioner Flores; second by Minshew; passed unanimously. - Budget amendment (BA25-07) to true up FY2024 and adjust FY2025 severance tax and interest revenues (fund 001 and fund 4): motion by Minshew; second by Commissioner Miller; passed unanimously. Rogers described a $69,000 downward adjustment from a prior $1.6M estimate to the exact $1,530,713.43 amount. - Opening of the infrastructure grant cycle (applications accepted May 1—30; application review meeting June 17; potential awards and grant-agreement approvals on Aug. 26): motion by Commissioner Flores; second by Commissioner Chancy; passed unanimously.
The board also scheduled a June 17 meeting to review applications and set Aug. 26 as a possible date for final grant-agreement approvals and the annual budget review.
