The Anderson County budget committee took the following formal actions at its monthly meeting (motions listed with mover/second when provided and the committee outcome):

- Agenda approval: Motion by Commissioner Palmer; second by Commissioner Smallridge. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Purchasing contracts with legal review (Canon EMA contract; Domino's Pizza contract; HIS security for Aging): Motion to approve as a group (mover not specified in record available). Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Sale of surplus vehicles (four vehicles, including a sheriff's Chevy Silverado corrected in records): Motion by Commissioner Mays to approve; second by Commissioner Allen. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Cash and fund-balance report (presentation by Finance Director Robbie Holbrook): informational; no vote recorded.

- Sales-tax and ARP projects reports (presentations): informational discussion. Committee noted $171,171 interest remaining in ARP project account and $2,900,000 unspent ARP funds; no formal appropriation taken.

- Consent agenda items 1–10 (transfers, including a time-and-attendance software purchase for administrative employees): Motion to approve as a group by Commissioner Allen; second by Commissioner Mace. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- School department items 11–14 (construction and fund transfers; staffing/operation clarifications): Motion by Commissioner Mays to approve as a group; seconded. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Highway department item 15 (transfer of $300,000 from restricted highway funds for asphalt work): Motion by Commissioner Vandegrift; second by Commissioner Smallridge. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Animal control item 16 ($10,000 for medical claims and re-coding to provide transparency): Motion by Commissioner Allen; second by Commissioner Smallridge. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- EMS items 17–19 (revenue increases, insurance recovery, and transfer for part-time payroll related to a state 'kicker' program): Motion by Commissioner Mays to approve as a group; second by Commissioner Palmer. Outcome: approved by voice vote.

- Law director payroll transfer (item 20): Motion by Commissioner Vandergriff; second by Commissioner Smallridge. Committee conducted a hand vote; motion failed (hand vote recorded as '123'). Outcome: failed.

- Veterans office pay increase issue (section 8 on committee agenda): Committee considered prior advisory-committee action that approved a 20%/$10,400 raise without a funding source. A later motion by Commissioner Palmer to recommend full commission rescind that prior approval passed by show of hands (recorded as five in favor). Outcome: committee recommendation to full commission approved.

- Election administrator compliance: Motion by Commissioner Mays to recommend a vote of no confidence in the election administrator for failure to comply with finance-department requests; committee voted to forward the recommendation to full commission. Outcome: recommendation forwarded.

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Items forwarded to full commission (the veterans-office rescission recommendation and the election-administrator referral) will appear on the full-county-commission agenda for further action. Several informational reports (cash, sales tax, ARP, grants and the budget calendar) were presented and will inform upcoming budget hearings.