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City adopts budget adjustments: library bequest, purchase‑order rollforwards and prior‑year amendments

Winter Haven City Commission · December 9, 2025
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Summary

The commission adopted three fiscal ordinances: O‑25‑40 to record a $258,879.07 bequest to the Winter Haven Public Library; O‑25‑41 to roll forward purchase orders totaling $58,118,080.31 into FY2025‑26; and O‑25‑42 to amend prior fiscal‑year budgets to reflect completed project expenditures. Staff said none of the actions created new spending beyond recorded encumbrances.

The City Commission approved three budget‑related ordinances on Dec. 8 to record an estate gift and to reconcile encumbrances and completed project expenditures from the prior fiscal year.

Library gift: Ordinance O‑25‑40 recognizes a bequest from the estate of Velma Sewell Daniels totaling $258,879.07 to the Winter Haven Public Library and amends the current…

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