The Sweetwater Board of Commissioners adopted budget amendment ordinance 1060 to add a line item totaling $47,202.54 to fund the hiring of a retail‑recruiting firm.

Jessica, a staff member presenting the amendment, said the cost had not been budgeted at the time of a prior workshop in which the board approved hiring the firm. She told commissioners the expense is most appropriately coded to the economic development professional‑services line and explained options to offset the cost: either shift funds from planning and development or transfer monies from the tourism fund to reimburse the general fund later in the fiscal year.

Jessica also noted two other items included in the ordinance: an expense line for a potential cybersecurity grant award (award not yet received) and an increase in liability insurance premium estimated using the prior year’s premium. She said dividends or rebates sometimes arrive later in the year that can offset insurance increases; the ordinance can be amended between first and second reading if necessary.

The board moved and seconded adoption and approved the ordinance by unanimous roll call. The meeting record does not include the executed contract with the recruiting firm, reimbursement schedule, or additional budget amendments beyond those noted.