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Commissioners decline floor reallocation of nonprofit funds; resolution passes 16-2
Summary
Commissioner Maddox sought to reallocate a county nonprofit partnership line-item to other local nonprofits, but county counsel and the parliamentarian said such line-item changes must go to the Financial Management Committee; the nonprofits appropriations resolution passed 16-2 with Maddox and Neely voting no.
BEDFORD COUNTY — A proposal to reallocate a county partnership line-item to other Bedford County nonprofits failed to move forward at Tuesday’s special-called meeting after county counsel and the parliamentarian determined the change would be an improper floor amendment.
Commissioner Maddox moved to amend the appropriations to reduce a specified nonprofit partnership line-item from $100,000 to about $41,000 and to use the roughly $58,000 difference to fund increases requested by other local nonprofits, including volunteer fire departments. After discussion, the county attorney advised the commission that "you cannot line item the specific line" during the floor vote and that any redistribution of individual line items would need to be handled by the Financial Management Committee and returned to the commission.
Maddox challenged that ruling and sought a second for his proposed amendment but the procedural ruling held. The main motion to approve Resolution 26-03, "a resolution making appropriations to nonprofit charitable organizations of Bedford County, Tennessee for the fiscal year 07/01/2025–06/30/2026," then proceeded to a roll-call vote and passed 16-2; Commissioners Maddox and Neely recorded the two votes against the resolution.
During the exchange, commissioners and counsel repeatedly noted that while the overall appropriation amount could be amended on the floor, internal redistribution among listed line items would require review and reallocation by the Financial Management Committee before returning to the commission for approval.
Commissioner Scott Johnson and Commissioner Yockey were recorded as the motion and second that advanced the nonprofits appropriation resolution to the vote. The measure as presented remained intact and will be implemented as adopted. The transcript shows inconsistent account numbers referenced during the discussion (variously read as 51890, 5890, 10158190316 and other near variants); commissioners referenced the same $100,000 starting figure and a proposed reduction to approximately $41,000 but the commission record does not show a floor-approved change to the distribution.
