Commission Holds Special Meeting

The Braxton County Commission held a special meeting on Friday July 12. The gathering was called to order by President Lisa Godwin at 9:00 a.m.
The only item on the agenda was the approval of external budge revisions to the coal severance fund for the fiscal year. The President explained that the reason for the special meeting was that the revisions must be submitted to the West Virginia’s Auditor’s office by April 15th deadline.
Commissioner Larry Clifton made a motion to approve the revisions. Being that no additional business could be considered during the special meeting, the meeting adjourned at 9:02 a.m.
Following adjournment of the special meeting, the Commission convened a work session and discussed the following items: review of the 2024-2025 budget; discussion of the Congressionally Directed Spending (Earmarks) and other grants as well as an update on the new county ladder truck.
During the discussion of the grants, it was noted that the Us Department of Justice COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Equipment Grant for the Sheriff’s Department had been submitted, with revisions to meet grant requirements, on time.
President Godwin briefly outlined the Department of Homeland Security’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant for the County OES office of $40,000.
She gave an update on the HUD Economic Development Initiative Grant for Holly Gray Park.
The Commission also discuss, since no official action can be taken in a work session, the following: Health and Human Servies Resources and Services Grant for $400,000 which will provide 2 new ambulances for the county; Holly Gray Park Dining Hall and Equipment, ARPA Lose Revenue Funding; Be Health! Grant; the WVCFIA Grant Application; and the HUD Dilapidated Building/Facade Improvement Grants.
The work session ended at 10:00 a.m.