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Sumner County workshop lacks quorum; staff brief commissioners on budget-calendar law and April deadline
Summary
A Sumner County workshop did not have a quorum and participants discussed whether a 1981 state/local budget law requires earlier budget hearings, including an April 1 deadline; staff will place a proposed calendar on the full commission agenda for formal action.
An informal Sumner County workshop ended without a quorum and participants agreed to reschedule while staff briefed attendees on which budget law governs the county and the practical effect on the budget schedule.
The meeting was informational only; Participant 1, committee member, said the group would not take action at the workshop because a quorum was not present and that a new date and time would be set for a formal meeting. “We’re not gonna have quorum,” Participant 1 said.
County staff reported they had reviewed competing timelines under a 1981 act and a later 2012 local act and told commissioners the 1981 law appears to remain in force and could require earlier deadlines…
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