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Finance director frames annual budget amendment; Public Works seeks six replacement vehicles

City Commission, City of Lake Wales · October 29, 2025
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Summary

Dorothy Abbott outlined the city’s annual budget amendment as a routine audit-related housekeeping action that adds FEMA and other revenues; Public Works asked to purchase six vehicles to replace an aging fleet, noting several units came in under budget.

Dorothy Abbott, the city’s finance director, presented the annual budget amendment (Board 2025-28), calling it a routine housekeeping measure to align revenues and expenses after the fiscal-year close. She said the amendment includes about $205,000 in FEMA revenue tied to a past hurricane and that staff conservatively budgets uncertain revenue lines (she referenced…

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