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According to materials discussed in committee and read into the record, an example pilot schedule would be three years with an initial 0% taxable year, followed by 30% in year two, 70% in year three and full taxation thereafter. The committee voted to forward the request to the full commission without a recommendation so the full commission can evaluate terms and any city‑level actions already taken.

Committee members said the pilot approach has been used in prior economic development projects and that any final PILOT terms will be negotiated and approved by the full commission.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rules Committee meeting April 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee received a request from the Industrial Development Board related to a Central Mo expansion and forwarded the related payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑taxes (PILOT) proposal to the full commission with no recommendation.","taxTitle","Bedford County, Tennessee","taxId",28224,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6270255,"Committee tables resolution to ban residential decentralized wastewater systems after extended public comment",3074,1359000,4433000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3037430-1fed4e189defcc300725c95e4d108795&start=1359&end=4433","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3037430-1fed4e189defcc300725c95e4d108795/thumbnail_1359000.jpg","/articles/6270255/Bedford-County/Tennessee/Committee-tables-resolution-to-ban-residential-decentralized-wastewater-systems-after-extended-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270255-5078082dead1ea2f6783b6a0251fee9b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122523&Signature=B3xyedUgY21SMBJw8g13LrMXGuy~1WM6QA3KE7Iv-JWjqUuSsTVw5svm1VTQGzf~3Iu18P91S0mqasuJKsBFqeJUDMi3erWaQ5MEFczTANYNRjbq9RkPifJxtIdePnRs7CDKUHawHJLvUex6NsYyUUg~eCu9Ft30J4IrtebjJcwxdv5lz~tchsvbLrlxdz0WGICik-7G6byAKgqkoSIN4AhzBJ0Kh~ShMCdq7WNX67E8x~TBPfTJuwHpR2BiXYhlj9WNmNqdLWW7pymbXnEuSJrv1QCMpf1hV-s34v5F~JIxv509tNGwHeFYyXgdLPqz8rnzzhzt37Fmb7yo2L4ndA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rules & Legislative Committee voted to table a proposed resolution that would have prohibited residential decentralized wastewater systems — including septic tank effluent pumping (STEP) systems — countywide until Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) standards and monitoring were considered improved.

Commissioners and dozens of residents, builders and industry representatives spoke during a lengthy public‑comment period. Opponents of the prohibition argued a countywide ban would reduce property values and restrict development options. Chuck Craig, a District 1 resident, urged the committee to clarify whether the resolution would cover single homes that use a pump to move effluent uphill, saying, \"I'd like to see wording in there that specifically says, this is not intended to regulate a single house that just so happens to have to pump the wastewater out of the septic tank, appeal to a normal drain field.\" Several residents said STEP systems can be managed successfully where there is a dedicated maintenance authority; others cited the TDEC study referenced in the resolution that reported about half of surveyed systems were defective.

Supporters of keeping options open cautioned against a blanket ban. Casey Kesselring, a District 1 resident who said he has experience operating a wastewater treatment plant, told the committee that state legislation (identified in public comment as Senate Bill 564 and House Bill 813) would require bonding and third‑party oversight for STEP systems and argued the TDEC review should prompt oversight rather than prohibition: \"TDEC did not release that study with the intention of prompting, you know, counties to eliminate the use of step systems rather to draw attention to the need for more oversight and that's what the legislation will accomplish.\" Ashley Sugar, chief executive officer of the Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors, said Rutherford County’s Consolidated Utility District (CUD) has successfully managed STEP systems at scale and that CUD has offered to service Bedford County; she warned a ban could deter development and affect schools and other public projects that currently rely on decentralized systems.

Committee members discussed alternatives: referring standards to the Planning Commission for zoning‑level requirements, strengthening local reserve area or leach‑field application requirements beyond the current state minimums, and requiring bonding or third‑party maintenance arrangements for developer‑built systems. A motion to table the resolution with direction for the Planning and Zoning Department to review standards carried in committee. The motion to table, moved by Commissioner Vick, passed in committee; the transcript records the item as tabled and returned to committee for additional study and planning commission review.","After extensive public comment and expert testimony, the Rules & Legislative Committee voted to table a proposed resolution that would prohibit residential decentralized wastewater systems (\"STEP\" systems) until planning and zoning review and other steps are completed.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6270260,"Committee approves resolution allowing Bedford County Highway Department to do reimbursed work for local governments",53,1303000,1356000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3037430-1fed4e189defcc300725c95e4d108795&start=1303&end=1356","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3037430-1fed4e189defcc300725c95e4d108795/thumbnail_1303000.jpg","/articles/6270260/Bedford-County/Tennessee/Committee-approves-resolution-allowing-Bedford-County-Highway-Department-to-do-reimbursed-work-for-local-governments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270260-c8b2074a72af5b3a1e1324f9dd1b1cfd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122523&Signature=TbAM3STKiC3SPhk8s2P6dveCbUoiyi~aZiFVhIMQJa58wbeqOkAFY4Ms66spWjjFbBXaacXH8FTtiWYl17EhO83kEydhTPxbcfTVpQCBpAxeECGccMZfFtoq7QbfA0zyzcsJvboWtbjeIFRMb9GIaVsTvHvo3rM0Xr1pTmBOLs~sWRLLBlbgh92UwrYd1X98~dbH0Rn67glGy-reHBvOpfl31Fy5~qOleKhM-L2JnNW4taB78QQGYFQvqgBfBU198xC13ZHCaN~1Akh26WqzGLjFTVizkU89hIWn1PEV2u~iAZd-1SCeBT~65Fv7uLM8OHFtWAiULbbJZXQyQmWRNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rules & Legislative Committee approved a resolution to authorize the Bedford County Highway Department to perform work for city and county governmental entities within Bedford County so long as the cost is reimbursed to the county.

Committee discussion cited Tennessee Code Annotated section 50‑4‑702 (as read in committee) as the statutory authority that empowers a county governing body to authorize its road department to perform reimbursable work for other governmental entities. Committee members said similar authorizations have been adopted annually in prior years.

A motion to approve the resolution was made and seconded in committee; the committee voted in favor and the item will be forwarded to the full commission.","The committee approved sending to the full commission a routine annual resolution authorizing the Bedford County Highway Department to perform reimbursed work for other governmental entities, citing Tennessee Code Annotated authority.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6270264,"Committee endorses 5‑member budget review panel, sends proposal to full commission",992,290000,1282000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3037430-1fed4e189defcc300725c95e4d108795&start=290&end=1282","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3037430-1fed4e189defcc300725c95e4d108795/thumbnail_290000.jpg","/articles/6270264/Bedford-County/Tennessee/Committee-endorses-5member-budget-review-panel-sends-proposal-to-full-commission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270264-60552b096e73ba95deca2d4e27615b65/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122523&Signature=BE5pHgKHkA3CcDyEPLrxF0XNUt34aPG5gUYaTaLz4r6H~VM9wcRtLKNoHnXVvxZs5PaPfEcdTiUdcH6KamvRKasORTKm2Pk92d~rqZfqDcrH1K7uJgwsAKENtPLF19GGUinjdobRoMpQVzMy-kiLDNYN-U9inyoR-ukIkImrBDZWk3xKIiWFnzyL7crT4D6RKaNEpdRJECLwwGzcN-R6oocvdqka8TaVyI9q6w1ZHXC~RzndFoEqbh44uawQ5HXKuYObBm5~hd4eAiGBJPMyVw73xK0-w~lS0pkOCwAcSLmQnpWnzAbBkxjBJIrS1VYIsNay~5vxjrmx5eKa5nAzCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rules & Legislative Committee voted to send a proposal to the full Bedford County Commission to establish a five‑member budget committee to review and recommend the county’s annual budget.

The proposal, presented in committee, lists Diane Neely (Fourth District), John Boutwell (Eighth District), Troy Thompson (Third District), Bill Anderson (Sixth District) and Drew (name redacted in the transcript) (First District) as the proposed members, with Financial Director Robert Daniel serving ex officio as secretary/advisor. The committee discussed the legal basis for the panel and whether the county’s existing Financial Management Committee under the 1981 Financial Management Act must be altered or decoupled before a separate committee may operate.

Committee members debated two approaches: (1) create the five‑member review panel and send it to the commission for approval, or (2) adjust membership of the existing seven‑member Financial Management Committee so the same statutory functions remain centralized. County counsel explained that Tennessee law gives the county legislative body options for organizing budget and financial oversight but that changing local bylaws or ‘‘decoupling’’ from prior committee arrangements may require a supermajority or specific procedural steps under local rules.

Committee members noted timing constraints: the county budget is typically adopted in June, leaving limited time for a new committee to conduct a full review this year. Several members said the slate had been adjusted because two nominees declined to serve. After discussion a motion to send the proposal to the full commission prevailed. The motion passed in committee; the transcript records the outcome as passing with a 3–2 tally.

The proposal will now appear on the full commission agenda, where the commission will consider the slate, any bylaw changes needed, and the legal advice discussed in committee.","A Rules & Legislative Committee meeting approved sending a proposal to establish a five‑member budget committee to the full Bedford County Commission for final action; members and legal pathways were debated.","actionData","errors"]

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