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Benton County Commission approves multiple budget adjustments and routine resolutions
Summary
At the business meeting the commission approved a series of budget reallocations and appropriations across county departments (schools, sheriff, highway, library), appointed notaries and passed routine measures; most measures carried by recorded or voice vote (13 yes where roll call recorded).
The Benton County Commission approved a slate of routine budget adjustments, appropriations and appointments during its meeting.
Highlights of approved measures (motioners and seconds recorded in meeting minutes): - Resolution 1: Move $1,853 within the highway department budget to cover a shortfall in workers’ compensation insurance. (Motion by Commissioner Price; second by Commissioner Melton.) - Resolution 2: Move $6,003 within the school budget. (Motion by Commissioner Melton; second by Commissioner Arnold.) - Resolution 9: Move $40,000 within the school budget. (Motion by Commissioner King; second by Commissioner Miller.) - Resolution 10: Move $3,749 within the school budget. (Motion by Commissioner Keane; second by Commissioner Melton.) - Resolution 11: Budget $16,941 received from Tennessee Risk Management to the school budget. (Motion by Commissioner Price; second by Commissioner Milton.) - Resolution 12: Move $1,000 within the school budget. (Motion by Commissioner Burke; second by Commissioner Kean.) - Resolution 14: Appropriate $1,600 from court fees to buy a laptop for the general session/circuit clerk per Administrative Office of the Courts recommendation. (Motion by Commissioner Fowler; second by Commissioner Arnold.) - Resolution 15: Budget $5,350 from the city of Camden to the library budget. (Motion by Commissioner Melton; second by Commissioner Fowler.) - Resolutions by Sheriff Ken Christopher: various small appropriations (including $12,000 from TLETA grant funds and $479 from various sources) for sheriff’s budget items; motions and seconds recorded and motions carried. - Resolution 19 (separate from airport funding listed in the airport article): Appropriate $4,000 from general fund unassigned fund balance for repairs to a backflow prevention device in the sheriff’s budget (motion by Commissioner Price; second by Commissioner Bain). - Resolution 21: Appropriate $1,500 to Guardian Advisors LLC for debt service fees (motion by Commissioner Murphy; second by Commissioner Burke). - Resolution 22: Budget $4,000 to community development partners (motion by Commissioner Melton; second by Commissioner King). - Resolution 24: Appoint two notaries (Randy Shannon and Roseanne Ward). (Motion by Debbie Bang; second by Commissioner Murphy; voice vote carried.)
Where the minutes recorded votes, the clerk announced multiple motions “carry 13 yes.” For several routine items the meeting used voice votes. Commissioners did not vote down any of the listed budget adjustments at this meeting.
Ending: The commission approved minutes, appointed notaries, accepted reports and passed the listed appropriations and resolutions; several items were referred to committees or scheduled for additional reporting as noted in committee reports.
