Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 9/17/2024
Item Status: New
From: Beth Hodges, Budget Director
Submitted by: Lynzie Clark, Senior Budget Accountant
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Adoption of the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Take the following actions:
Each Resolution to be voted on separately and in the order indicated in the Staff Recommendation.
1) Adopt Resolution #2024-158 of the Baldwin County Commission, which, pursuant to Amendment No. 772 to the Constitution of Alabama 1901 and related to the promotion of local economic and industrial development, provides for respective determinations by the Baldwin County Commission that a variety of expenditures of public funds, as relates to a myriad of appropriations authorized by the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget, will respectively, serve valid and sufficient public purposes; and
2) Adopt Resolution #2024-159 of the Baldwin County Commission which adopts the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget and approve the attached Decision Item Lists that correlate with Resolution #2024-159.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: The first recommended action, Resolution #2024-158, provides for the respect and acknowledgment of Amendment No. 772 to the Constitution of Alabama 1901. Amendment No. 772 provides additional authority for the Baldwin County Commission and municipal governments in the county to promote local economic and industrial development. Since the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget involves expenditures (grants) of public funds to firms, corporations, or other business entities, public or private, which could be construed or tied to the promotion of local economic and industrial development, staff accomplished the procedures provided in Amendment No. 772 to inform the public of the proposed actions. Staff reviewed the proposed appropriations with the Baldwin County Commission during several public special meetings related to the Baldwin County Commission’s Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget Deliberations. In accordance with Amendment No. 772, notification (by public notice) to the public was published in the Friday, September 6, 2024, editions of the Gulf Coast Media newspapers which include the newspaper having the largest circulation in Baldwin County.
Further, Resolution #2024-158, is required to be adopted, setting forth the respective determinations of the Baldwin County Commission that the variety of expenditures of public funds, as relates to a myriad of appropriations authorized by the Baldwin County Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget, will, respectively, serve a valid and sufficient public purpose.
Previous Commission action/date: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: $246,493,948.00
Budget line item(s) to be used: Various
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? Yes, one-time ad in Gulf Coast Media newspapers for Resolution #2024-158 (Exhibit A to FY2025 Budget).
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: N/A
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Beth Hodges, Budget Director
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget will be posted to the County website
once approved, and budget books will be available at each Commission Office and the Baldwin County Archives facility.
Additional instructions/notes: N/A