Budget Workshop
The Holmes County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on the above date with the following members present: Commissioner Kenneth Williams, Commissioner Monty Merchant, Commissioner Jim King, Commissioner Phillip Music, and Commissioner Raymon Thomas, Chairman of the Board.
Administrator Greg Wood was present.
Alice Vickers, Deputy Clerk, was present and kept the minutes.
Chairman Thomas opened the meeting with prayer and led the pledge.
The following changes were made to the General Fund proposed budget:
Commissioners Audit & Accounting + 20,000
Postage, Freight + 550
Sheriff Dispatch Contingencies - 19,000
Sheriff Contingencies -108,000
Jail Contingencies - 19,000
Fire Inspection - 9,188
Ambulance Office Supplies - 500
Fire Control Bonifay - 37,000
Westville - 6,000
Esto - 10,000
State Forestry + 11,462
Ponce de Leon - 2,500
Firefighters’ Association - 750
Planning Travel - 300
Health Jail Mental Health - 2,000
Baker Act - 3,000
Miscellaneous Holmes Creek Soil - 2,500
Tri Co Airport - 5,000
TCCC-Disadvantaged
Transportation - 500
TCCC-Community Srv - 500
TCCC-Commodities - 500
Early Learning Coalition - 27,427
Health Ins Increase - 15,328
The following changes were made to the Transportation Trust proposed budget:
Contracted Services - 2,000
Postage, Freight - 60
Rents, Leases - 8,000
Repair & Maintenance - 43,281
Office Supplies - 500
Road Materials & Supplies - 71,730
Improvements (Road Signs) - 4,075
New Equipment - 15,000
New Equipment – Inmate + 480
Health Insurance Increase - 6,435
The following change was made to the Special Transportation Trust proposed budget:
Infrastructure – Road & Bridge - 66,862
The proposed budget was
balanced. Chairman Thomas advised that
some issues would need to be addressed again and additional changes could be
made at the Budget Workshop which was scheduled for
Mr. Joe Clark of the Library Board and Mrs. Susan Harris, Library Director, discussed salary increases for Library employees. Commissioner Music offered a motion to increase salaries by $3.00 per hour for all Library employees. The motion died for lack of a second. The Board discussed that further information and consideration was needed before acting on this request.
Chairman Thomas advised that the Health Insurance was increasing by $33.52 per person effective in September and asked for a decision regarding the Board funding this increase. Commissioner King offered a motion to pay the Health Insurance increase for employee coverage with Commissioner Music offering a second. The motion passed unanimously.
Administrator Wood requested that
the Board hold an Executive Session to discuss Union negotiations. The Board agreed to hold an Executive Session
on
The Board discussed that the last
meeting of the month was scheduled on Election Day. Commissioner King offered a motion to change
the time from
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
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Clerk Chairman