The Anderson County budget committee voted to forward a recommendation to full county commission expressing a lack of confidence in the election administrator's compliance with finance-department requests.

Budget staff said they had asked the election administrator and election commission chair to appear at the budget committee and had received scheduling conflicts; staff also said they had repeatedly requested time sheets and budget amendments but had not received them. Commissioner Mays moved to send a recommendation of no confidence in the election administrator's compliance to full commission; the motion was seconded and forwarded to full commission after a committee vote.

Robbie Holbrook, the county finance director, told the committee that the election administrator had not submitted required budget amendments and that multiple payroll codes were outside their approved amounts. Holbrook said the finance office had offered help and that some part-time work had ceased following earlier committee action, but that requested time sheets and follow-up materials had not been provided.

Committee members said the referral is intended to ensure the election offices meet finance requirements and to bring the issue before the full commission for resolution. The budget committee will ask the election administrator and members of the election commission to attend the full-commission meeting in February.

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The recommendation for a no-confidence referral will appear on the full commission agenda. Finance staff said they will provide the committee and full commission with the outstanding documentation and any recommended remediation steps before that meeting.