Hamilton County commissioners were presented a proposal to establish a safe baby court under Tennessee Code Annotated 37-1-901, described by staff as a three-year contract costing $195,000 per year that is fully reimbursable.

Sam Myers, a county staff member, told commissioners this is the fourth contract for the program in the last 18 months and said the funding arrangement should relieve the county of net costs. "We've done this is the fourth contract in the last year and a half. I'm happy to say that this should settle down now. This is a 3 year contract, providing a hundred and $95,000 a year. It's non re or it's fully reimbursable, so there is no cost, to the county," Myers said.

Myers said the program is up and running and has "really yielded some very some very impressive results thus far," and he offered to answer questions. The clerk read the resolution language establishing the court and authorizing the county mayor to sign contracts necessary to implement it.

The transcript does not record a vote or final action on the resolution in the provided excerpts; commissioners asked no further questions in the excerpted exchange.