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Board approves moving travel funds into advertising to support national event outreach
Summary
A staff member asked to shift travel funds into advertising to pay upfront booth costs for a major August event in Tampa; the board moved and seconded the budget amendment and members discussed two staff attending the expo.
A staff member told the Wilson County board she planned to move unspent travel funds into the advertising line to pay upfront for booth expenses tied to a major August events expo in Tampa.
The staff member said she and a colleague (Samantha) would attend the expo to staff a booth and take appointments with event planners, and that prepaying booth costs would save money. "I have an opportunity to save some money if I pay for things upfront," the staff member said.
Board members asked logistics questions—where the event was (Tampa), how many staff would attend (two), and whether the move would affect other events. The staff member said travel would still occur in August and that moving funds internally would allow the county to complete the booth purchase now rather than later. The board moved and seconded the budget amendment request during the meeting; a full roll‑call tally for the amendment is not explicitly recorded in the transcript.
The staff member said she would provide the complete monthly financial report at the next meeting once all numbers were available.
