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Board praises new check-register format, discusses grant outreach and hiring a grant writer
Summary
County staff showed a redesigned check register that board members said provides more departmental detail; discussion included large-ticket items (broadband/grants), a Bank of America example, and plans to hire a grant writer and improve public outreach about grants.
Board members said they prefer a newly formatted check register that shows more detail for each department and helps highlight large-ticket and grant-funded expenditures. The change was presented by staff, and supervisors responded positively to the increased transparency.
Stephen A. Boyer told the Board "grant money is not tax money," pointing to Bank of America funds given for hurricane damage as an example and emphasizing the need to publicize available grants. Board members discussed the budget process with departments and directed staff to pursue a grant writer to improve grant application and outreach capacity.
