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Sumter City Council adopts CDBG budget ordinance on final reading
Summary
On final reading the council approved Ordinance No. 2900 to adopt the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) budget for the 2026–27 cycle; staff said no changes were made since first reading and council recorded unanimous approval in the meeting transcript.
Sumter City Council voted to adopt Ordinance No. 2900 on final reading, which approves the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) budget for 2026–27. Staff reported no changes since the ordinance’s first reading and described the ordinance as the same budget presented at the prior workshop.
Council took the final-reading motion during the meeting; the motion was moved by Kennedy (transcript: "Kennedy move seconds") and, after hearing none, the council recorded the ordinance as passing unanimously. The transcript does not specify an exact dollar total presented during the discussion; a staff member remarked informally that money “just magically come down from Washington,” but no precise CDBG award amount is listed in the record.
Why it matters: CDBG funding underpins a range of community development projects, including housing, infrastructure and neighborhood improvements. Adoption of the CDBG budget authorizes the city’s planned use of federal CDBG funds in the upcoming fiscal cycle and allows staff to proceed with implementation subject to grant terms.
Council’s next steps: staff will implement the budget per grant conditions and bring any program‑specific actions back to council as required by policy or as funding details are finalized.
