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Lauderdale County approves budget amendments and state grants totaling $360,882; schools receive targeted reallocations
Summary
The commission approved General Fund budget amendments (including a State SUPC grant and ARPA-related contracts) totaling $360,882, and approved multiple school budget reallocations and a $23,800 public schools security grant for SY2024-25.
Lauderdale County commissioners approved a package of General Fund budget amendments and grant acceptances on March 10 totaling $360,882, and separately approved school budget reallocations for the 2024–25 school year.
On a motion by Commissioner Joe Pursell, seconded by Commissioner Don Connell, the commission accepted additional State SUPC (Substance Use Prevention Coalition) grant funds and other state grants, authorized ARPA-related contract expenditures, and approved a $9,600 state supplement for Ambulance Authority employee training. The General Fund amendment ledger in the minutes shows $272,932 for SUPC and related health/welfare grants, $78,350 for ARPA contracts and $9,600 for ambulance training, with a grand total of $360,882; the motion passed by roll call.
School budget items approved during the meeting included reallocations to travel, staff development and other charges across coordinated school health and other programs, and establishment of $23,800 in remaining Public Schools Security Grant funds for equipment. Motions to reallocate school funds and establish grant budgets were recorded in the minutes and passed as presented.
The motions were presented with line-item detail in the meeting packet and approved by the commission; the minutes record roll-call approval for the General Fund amendments and recorded voice/roll votes for the school items as indicated.
