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Commissioners pull arts funding item after public comments; ask for detailed budgets
Summary
Following public comment from PTA leaders and a resident who questioned fund allocation, Seminole County commissioners unanimously voted to pull consent agenda item 19 for further review and asked staff and the Seminole Cultural Arts Council for multi‑year, line‑item budgets and evidence of grant distributions; the item will return Jan. 27.
Seminole County commissioners on Dec. 9 voted unanimously to pull consent agenda item 19 — funding for the Seminole Cultural Arts Council (SCAC) — and asked staff to return the item to the Jan. 27 meeting with additional financial detail and comparative information.
Commissioner Lockhart said she wanted more transparency and multi‑year, line‑item budgets to understand how county funds are being used and whether the dollars are reaching intended grant recipients. "I want to make sure that we are using taxpayer dollars as…
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