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The collection will accept materials from Bradley County residents and is intended for household — not commercial — waste. Examples listed by staff include oil-based paint, insecticides, automotive fluids and electronics; officials asked residents not to bring ammunition, radioactive material or hospital waste. The county is partnering with Clean Harbors for collection and is using the Justice Center site with support from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department and trustees who assist with operations.

Staff said the event is funded through landfill revenues and that the county and partner agencies (stormwater divisions and the cities) help support the program. In previous events, the county reported hundreds of vehicles served. Flyers with the event details were distributed at commissioners’ seats, and staff asked commissioners to share the date publicly.

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Commissioner Hughes reported the city-and-county fire tax committee voted to recommend Cleveland’s proposal, which would require the city to: (1) pay Bradley County the prorated fire tax on properties at the time of annexation and (2) continue paying the fire tax on those properties for the next two tax years. The recommendation applies to properties located between the county’s former urban growth boundary and the newly adopted urban growth boundary, as specified in the interlocal agreement, Hughes said.

Hughes said the committee’s materials and the relevant interlocal-agreement language were provided for review and that he placed the recommendation on the Sept. 15 voting-session agenda for formal consideration.

Commissioners asked about timing and payment mechanics. A commissioner clarified that the prorated payment would come when taxes are due (approximately October in the cycle described), and Hughes said the city had offered to pay prorated and subsequent payments to protect county revenue.

No formal vote was taken at the work session; the committee recommendation was forwarded to the full commission for a vote at the Sept. 15 session.

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“First one is the mental health contract for the second company that provides mental health services to our first responders,” Mayor Davis said, asking that the item be placed on the agenda. A commissioner responded that they would put the item on the agenda.

Davis said the phone-service item is a three-year contract that would save money over renewing a one-year contract and asked a commissioner to add it to the agenda. He also asked that the commission add a three-year contract for cardiac monitors used by the ambulance service.

Commissioners did not take formal votes during the work session; commissioners indicated willingness to place the three requested resolutions on the Sept. 15 voting-session agenda for formal consideration.

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Baylor Adkins, representing Tennessee Achieves, said the program supports students pursuing postsecondary credentials and that 84.7% of Tennessee Promise scholarship recipients continue to live and work in Tennessee after graduation. She said Tennessee Achieves serves 74 counties and more than 400 high schools and that 93% of Tennessee high-school seniors and Tennessee Promise applicants are served through its network.

Adkins described the program’s “Complete” coaching model: 35 Complete coaches are assigned cohorts of about 400 students each and maintain contact by campus visits, calls and texts to identify barriers and create action plans. She said each student assigned to a Complete coach in Bradley County is eligible for a $1,000 emergency grant from Tennessee Achieves to cover barriers such as transportation, groceries and supplies.

Adkins said Tennessee Achieves has distributed “almost $7,000,000 across the state” and stated that some portion of that funding was distributed in Bradley County (the transcript phrases the local share as “a 140,” which was not fully specified in the record). She said Bradley County currently has 430 students served by Tennessee Achieves and highlighted workforce-focused activities including job-shadowing events and an expanded workforce-mentorship program for students in their second year of college.

Adkins said Tennessee Achieves runs volunteer mentor programs and that every Tennessee Promise recipient must be assigned a mentor; she asked for local help recruiting mentors and noted a registration deadline of Nov. 14 for new mentors. She left pamphlets and a registration link with the mayor.

Commissioners praised the program and discussed the local origins of the statewide effort: Mayor Davis and Commissioner Blake said the model began as a local initiative in Knox/Bradley County before expanding statewide. Commissioners were invited to contact the mayor’s office or Tennessee Achieves for volunteer information.

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The trustee told commissioners that partial-payment programs allow taxpayers to spread property-tax payments over 12 months or to begin payments when tax bills arrive through February, and that enrollment in those programs has increased. He said the county’s rollover estimate from partial payments was about $630,000 and called the program useful for county cash flow.

The report described two taxpayer assistance programs. The state tax-relief rebate program, the trustee said, distributed $304,922 to Bradley County taxpayers this past year. A local tax-freeze program also was discussed; the trustee said residents who were already enrolled remained protected from increases, but new enrollees would be frozen at the new tax base going into 2025. He urged residents to contact the trustee’s office for enrollment details.

On revenue, the trustee reported year-over-year growth: he said collections rose from roughly $38.2 million in 2007 to about $51.9 million last year and $53.2 million this year, and that “new money” or growth this year amounted to about $1.3 million after reappraisals and adjustments. He noted sales-tax receipts increased across the county and municipalities and that most local jurisdictions benefited from the rise.

The trustee summarized the county’s investment and banking approach. He said long-term investments total about $30 million and that the county’s banking contract with Pinnacle Bank runs through 2027 and pays 10 basis points above the federal funds rate on county operating accounts. He described an investment policy tied to the federal funds rate and said the county has consistently met or exceeded the policy benchmark.

The trustee also described HCI (a locally administered fund) availability, saying approximately $652,000 will be available for spending this year after accounting for required set-asides. He reported $15.2 million in excess fees have been returned to the county over his tenure and credited staff and outside advisors for managing investments and cash flow.

He promoted electronic billing and payments, saying the trustee’s office processed 19,728 electronically delivered tax bills in the past year, collecting about $5.2 million through online/mobile channels — a 5.16% increase from the prior year.

Commissioners asked follow-up questions about interfund county loans, their original terms (the trustee said they were initially 20-year loans), and how loan rates are adjusted (once per year on each loan’s anniversary). The trustee said staff use a formula tied to the federal funds rate and municipal loan rates to set annual adjustments. He also said several interfund loans remain outstanding and that paying them down frees funds for higher-yield investments.

The trustee closed by encouraging commissioners to help publicize the tax-relief and tax-freeze programs and offering staff contact information for taxpayers with questions.

","Bradley County Trustee delivered an annual financial report saying county finances are strong, outlined partial-payment and tax-relief programs, noted a rise in sales and property tax revenues, and described investments and banking arrangements that produce higher returns for county funds.","actionData","errors"]

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