Below are the Leon County Commission meeting briefs from the January 23, 2024 meeting.
The Board took up an item that proposed revisions to the purchasing policy that included increasing spending threshold authorities for staff under certain conditions. County Commissioner Caban objected to the item. The Board voted 6-1 (O’Keefe against) to postpone action and hold a workshop on purchasing policy.
The Board took up an item that proposed revisions to the “County Tourism Event Grant Programs” policy. The proposed revisions formalize the County practices to promote, secure, and support tourism-related events throughout the year. The Board voted 6-1 to approve (Caban against).
The Board addressed the adoption of a resolution for the Miccosukee Canopy Road Greenway (MCRG) Citizen’s Committee which is tasked with updating the Greenway Management Plan. The resolution revises the Committee from a focus group to a decision-making committee which requires that a chair be elected. The revised resolution requests that the Board appoint the Director of the Leon County Parks & Recreation Department Director, or designee, as chair of the Committee. Several concerned citizens spoke against the change and the Board voted 7-0 to keep the chairperson a member of the committee.