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Votes at a glance: Hamblen County Commission, Feb. 20, 2025
Summary
A roundup of formal motions and roll‑call outcomes from the Hamblen County Commission meeting on Feb. 20, 2025, including appointments, grant acceptances, budget amendments and calendar approvals.
The Hamblen County Commission took a series of formal actions Feb. 20. Below are the motions, short descriptions and recorded roll‑call results where available.
Appointment - Nomination and appointment of Chris Price to the Morristown‑Hamblen Humane Society Board (agenda item 3a). Motion to approve (mover recorded earlier in meeting). Roll call (partial record): Debbie Ahern (Yes); Daniel Bell (Yes); Thomas Doty (Yes); Edna Green (Yes); Stan Hovland (Yes); Bobby Holmes (Yes); Jim Horner (Yes); Joe Huntsman (Yes); Peggy Howe (Yes); Robbie Long (Yes); Mike Reed (Yes); Mike Richardson (Yes); Kyle Walker (Yes). Outcome: approved.
Calendar and consent items - Approval of regular calendar items (item 4a/4b, with later adjustments). Motion passed by roll call; no recorded dissents in the calendar approval roll calls. - Additions to the regular calendar included: (a) an item (8d) referring the Hamblen County Board of Education lease quotation and agreement with Mobile Modular Management Corporation to finance (added by vote; see separate article for details), and (b) addition of public services items (order 9) covering a five‑year reappraisal plan, resolution 25‑07 and an MOU with the Division of Property Assessments. Roll calls for added items recorded and motions passed.
Finance committee and budget matters - Resolution 25‑06: Authorize Hamblen County to accept a 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) award (item 8a). Motion and roll call recorded; motion passed. - Interlocal agreement between the City of Morristown and Hamblen County for the 2024 Byrne JAG award (item 8b). Motion passed by roll call. - Budget amendment (item 8c): Fund 101 budget amendment changing appropriation by $5,200. Motion passed by roll call. - Various other finance motions and routine budget items (motions and roll calls recorded in meeting minutes) passed.
Public services committee (order 9) - Addition and passage of item 9 (public services): 9a five‑year reappraisal plan (approved), 9b resolution 25‑07 authorizing a continuous five‑year reappraisal cycle (approved), 9c memorandum of understanding with the Division of Property Assessments (approved). Roll calls recorded; motions passed.
Other procedural votes - Approval of consent calendar and items removed from consent: motions passed by roll call with no recorded dissents.
Why this roundup matters: The combined actions set the county’s calendar for school facility leasing review, authorized acceptance of grant funding and initiated a countywide reappraisal process that staff warned could show substantial increases in assessed values. Several items will require committee review and further documentation before execution.
For full roll‑call records, motions and the exact text of resolutions and agreements, see the official minutes and the clerk’s roll‑call sheets filed with the Hamblen County Commission office.
