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Board approves appropriations, appointments and referrals; school budget hearing set for April 16
Summary
The Charlotte County Board carried multiple routine motions: paid invoices, authorized a $108,000 appropriation for juvenile-detention costs, approved a resolution to petition circuit court on an election matter, referred battery-storage rules to the planning commission and scheduled a school budget public hearing for April 16 at 6:00 p.m.
The board approved several motions and resolutions during the March meeting, including budget and appointments actions.
Recorded and unanimous actions included adoption of a resolution asking the county attorney to petition circuit court on an election matter relating to a Charlotte board seat; the motion passed on roll-call with each supervisor recorded as 'Aye.' The board voted to refer proposed land-use language on battery-storage systems back to the planning commission for further review.
On finances, the board approved payment of invoices listed in the meeting packet (pages 42–43) and approved an additional $108,000 appropriation from the general-fund reserves to cover juvenile-detention placements and electronic-monitoring costs through June 30; staff said next year’s budget will include a bed-space contract to stabilize that line. The board also approved smaller administrative items: a $30.60 refund on a building permit and a nomination to fill a local board vacancy (Rick Griffith was nominated and the motion carried).
Finally, the board set a public hearing on the school budget for April 16 at 6:00 p.m. Several routine appointments and committee-assignment motions were moved and carried by voice vote. No controversial roll-call defeats occurred during the session.
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