Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Economic Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commissioners request SEDC budget as county reviews one‑third contribution
Summary
Commissioners said Seward County provides roughly one‑third of the economic development corporation's funding and asked staff to obtain the SEDC budget for review before any renewal of county support.
Early in the budget work session commissioners raised economic development funding and said the county provides approximately one‑third of Seward Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) funding. Commissioners noted the county packet did not contain a clear SEDC operating budget and requested staff to obtain a copy.
Commissioner remarks and staff replies: a commissioner said city officials had not obtained results from the development corporation in prior years and asked for the operating budget and agreement the county has with SEDC. Staff agreed to contact SEDC leadership (noted as "Eli City" or similar in the transcript) and to circulate the requested budget documents to commissioners.
Next steps: county staff will request the operating budget and any agreements from SEDC and report back to the commission for its review as part of the county funding renewal discussion.
