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Commissioners debated the political context of the resolution at length. Several members said they believed recent actions were driven by partisan or factional maneuvering; others said an orderly turnover of boards is a normal result of electoral change. One commissioner said the earlier increase to 11 members — enacted under a previous county mayor — was excessive for counties of Sumner’s size and that returning to nine would align the board with peer counties.

The committee recorded the motion to restore membership to nine and approved the resolution in committee. Commissioners also discussed operational effects such as quorum size (quorum would change from six at 11 members to five at nine members) and potential downstream effects if a state bill under consideration altered appointment or removal procedures. Several commissioners said they were abstaining or holding final judgment until they saw how the state legislation progressed.

Ending: The resolution to restore the Summer County Library Board to nine members passed in committee and will move forward in the commission process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Legislative Committee (Table) 3/6/25","oneSentenceSummary","After extended discussion about politics and process, the committee approved a resolution to reduce the number of Sumner County Library Board members from 11 back to 9 and moved the item forward.","taxTitle","Sumner County, Tennessee","taxId",19115,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6291852,"Commission keeps Brown Technology Trust disbursement on agenda, asks law director to pursue calculation of interest",545,964000,1509000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2528901-0afa8ee679ff5221389245846c596a59&start=964&end=1509","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2528901-0afa8ee679ff5221389245846c596a59/thumbnail_964000.jpg","/articles/6291852/Sumner-County/Tennessee/Commission-keeps-Brown-Technology-Trust-disbursement-on-agenda-asks-law-director-to-pursue-calculation-of-interest","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6291852-c57ac6f4f40e9c92c3ec758985b1093a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156064&Signature=EuqMIcHPXK-Q6Y9NZM-ctjPClnTrDw9v5XRM1KWB4aogJdWmhv8MJ1tZ7uZ4W~uuBnMZFxtUzMQsAjQM-8vdtB4KrFwWsICZrUTSv-FHf5nyd84uvzw1LlQBQU87f0wY0FDf8Adr-lHVKYufDmc74wXoNpAwQt1YVpNgipbWQM7LyJntNPnBpZtyjd4KTiz~gwIrFhW1-ga3VF0LJ9L8iddMqq0koctb-v~gH9p11khf6lniM80Z2jidz1~3Gu3QXTdOIvA07XrsE2my91nnb6q~73NuxsOw~oXRexndXdFbkgmZ18FwknY5NlyNN7BwvWd2TaHksaLuqvsbIvZ6Og__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sumner County commissioners discussed the long‑running Brown Technology Trust matter and voted to leave the item on the agenda while legal staff and the county mayor continue to pursue disbursement from Vanguard.

Commissioners reported they had received an email indicating Vanguard had transferred an account name and that the county mayor expected an update and possible check disbursement within a week. Several commissioners expressed frustration at the pace of the process and asked for follow‑up. A commissioner asked that the law director request assistance from county financial staff (including a named county official) to identify a reasonable method to calculate interest on the $500,000 that county representatives say is connected to the trust.

One commissioner said Vanguard informed the county it did not have the capacity to calculate the interest attributable to the $500,000 because the trust assets had been commingled with other holdings over multiple years; other commissioners countered that testimony in the meeting indicated the $500,000 had been held in separate accounts and therefore should be calculable. The law director agreed to ask the county mayor to confer with Vanguard and a county financial officer to determine the most reasonable method to calculate any interest due; the item will remain under old business until the requested documents and calculations are provided.

Ending: The committee made no final legal move at the meeting but asked the law director to continue follow‑up with Vanguard and the county mayor; the item remains on the committee’s old business list for April.","Committee members were told Vanguard had not yet disbursed funds from the Brown Technology Trust; commissioners asked the law director and county mayor to continue pursuing the transfer and to seek a reasonable method to calculate accrued interest on the disputed $500,000.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6291857,"Commission directs IT to estimate cost to convert assessor data into readable format",544,232000,776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2528901-0afa8ee679ff5221389245846c596a59&start=232&end=776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2528901-0afa8ee679ff5221389245846c596a59/thumbnail_232000.jpg","/articles/6291857/Sumner-County/Tennessee/Commission-directs-IT-to-estimate-cost-to-convert-assessor-data-into-readable-format","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6291857-31e716e1b4c306ae2d5b40f0daaab0a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156064&Signature=dYeXUkqKQ5apjotWewS3r5GBeFF5NM4ktzENpy3LNHY3TOVt4GaefjxISzgHK2OHN6nZstOz63~J4tcg-v4RhHkkqe9S8urki0kkfwyE9A2KEq1aqbzR1-oBikqgad7BViwjjvhaFl6zKS5xkNgyf6TgKHs-f20gJ0qWo5-sCFx2Y9pbTzSrF8QwzVRtD8iieYgVvaOg-Rl8XCMzHFjhl5TGnl6Yrf3Zw5M0r~0pCy9Oz1lr7pHJ2s5mEhDr8EhuJnHUFkGlDOogjlpKfX7W8eTxzYaAeWoVJz6tcVIS75GwujalJlUWukBlUQ5HhzXrRhmcpChvlieAXLtAZF0AZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sumner County commissioners voted to ask the county IT director to determine whether assessor data now held by a service provider can be converted into a readable, searchable format and to return an estimate of required time and resources.

At issue was a vendor quote that commissioners described during discussion as costly. Commissioners and staff said the dataset appears to be in a SQL database and could likely be parsed into a usable export (such as Excel or a structured database) for county use. One commissioner said the vendor’s $37,000 quote — and a separate $6,000 option to convert PDFs — appeared excessive for the work described, and county IT staff indicated they believed the parsing could be done in‑house with open‑source tools.

The motion directed the IT director to answer three questions: whether IT can parse the dataset to a reasonable, usable format; what man‑hour estimate would be required to complete the work if feasible; and what, if any, software or license purchases would be necessary. The committee voted to suspend rules for questions of staff and to have the county IT director report back.

Ending: The committee kept the item under old business pending the IT department’s estimate and a follow‑up report to the commission.","Sumner County commissioners directed the county IT department to determine whether assessor data can be parsed in‑house and to provide a man‑hour and timeline estimate after debate over a vendor quote.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6291862,"Sumner County committee rejects draft donation contract, asks budget committee to consider equal per-station grants",1269,2672000,3941000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2528901-0afa8ee679ff5221389245846c596a59&start=2672&end=3941","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2528901-0afa8ee679ff5221389245846c596a59/thumbnail_2672000.jpg","/articles/6291862/Sumner-County/Tennessee/Sumner-County-committee-rejects-draft-donation-contract-asks-budget-committee-to-consider-equal-per-station-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6291862-21339778f4bebc1bf60e77faae072e01/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156064&Signature=bWpkJju6WYaeT-oRqr6YjqpTbBoqKsWPQE9D~V5VKW0z-MakOJG-hz8J2O3z6fX6Y7LCu1YzPbg7v14Pt3kk62pTZKS3IiiztdYhoh5JrxesYmzmPOKyQOB~6u~ln9JAMyikh0g-znxXZouEp~C-v13-Z2tXnUAZrUD8uSA2O0A07w3J4M3BDTTVAKPOmys72qFzlK9N16El1qJKH3JGoq9RsOG1tzLkeaERifTGpqL8wZtl5o3ZWxFqpmyT6ZTxYCz7WTRTmlPSbZ9hwCN6mPzfrgq8dcVmJtJ2EySxiEZec-DW~J-2tEs8rFXG3lPfnWXMh1t17ggJ0efZpOGyVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Sumner County legislative committee voted to reject a draft donation agreement presented for volunteer fire departments and instructed staff to send a funding restructuring proposal to the county budget committee.

The committee recommended eliminating the current multi‑pot nonprofit allocation and moving to a single, equal annual donation for each volunteer station, proposed at $90,000 per station and subject to budget review. The committee’s motion to reject the draft agreement and forward the funding proposal to the budget committee carried and was moved to the budget committee for consideration.

Why it matters: the county currently supports 13 volunteer fire departments through a combination of donations and targeted pots of money. Committee discussion emphasized both the limits of the draft contract — which legal staff said creates potential county liability — and the goal of streamlining support for capital and operating needs for rural stations that rely on volunteers.

Committee members and staff debated four general models for funding volunteer fire protection: (1) a pure donation model in which departments are funded entirely by donations; (2) the current county nonprofit donation model; (3) subscription or fee‑for‑service models; and (4) fire tax districts for unincorporated areas. County staff and the law director said fire tax districts would likely generate significant pushback from unincorporated residents. The law director also noted county adoption of a contract could create added responsibilities and potential liability for the county.

The packet presented to the committee summarized recent increases in county support: for fiscal 2024–25 the county increased funding to volunteer fire departments to $2,680,000, up from roughly $450,000 the prior year. Committee discussion used an equal‑share framing: that total, divided across 13 stations, would average about $52,000 per station under current totals; the committee’s recommendation to budget for $90,000 per station would raise the total county allocation and was presented to the budget committee for feasibility analysis.

The law director told the committee that although the document was labeled a “donation agreement,” it was nonetheless a contract and, as drafted, “by doing that, we’ve just accepted a buttload of responsibility,” meaning the county could assume duties and liabilities tied to oversight if it signed the agreement. Committee members debated whether the county should treat the payments strictly as nonprofit donations (with reporting requirements) or adopt a formal contractual relationship that might impose oversight duties.

The committee also discussed alternative approaches already used elsewhere, including subscription models and interlocal agreements with municipal fire departments to cover unincorporated areas.

Ending: The committee rejected the draft donation agreement and forwarded the funding proposal — the recommendation to restructure the nonprofit allocation and explore an equal per‑station grant (proposed at $90,000 each) — to the county budget committee for review and funding feasibility. The budget committee will determine whether the proposal is affordable within the county’s revenue and spending priorities.","A Sumner County committee rejected a proposed donation agreement with volunteer fire departments and recommended the budget committee consider a simplified annual allocation — proposed at $90,000 per station — to replace the existing multi‑pot donation scheme.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee backs resolution to restore Sumner County Library Board membership to nine

Commission keeps Brown Technology Trust disbursement on agenda, asks law director to pursue calculation of interest

Commission directs IT to estimate cost to convert assessor data into readable format

Sumner County committee rejects draft donation contract, asks budget committee to consider equal per-station grants