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Votes at a glance: Maury County budget committee passes routine contracts, approves mayor's vehicle and forwards several school items
Summary
At its May 25 budget session the committee approved several contract resolutions and personnel classifications with routine votes, approved a mayoral vehicle purchase and referred a major school funding question to a later meeting.
MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. — The Maury County budget committee on May 25 took action on a range of routine resolutions and contracts and handled several administrative items while saving the largest school funding question for a follow-up meeting.
Key actions taken: - Contract with Provencia Security LLC approved: The committee approved a 36-month monitoring contract for the Maury County Health Department for $14,186.86, using funds in the health department budget. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Decrease change order for Solomon Builders: The committee approved a change order for the Maury County Health Department with Solomon Builders that reported a decrease of $8,786,272.68. Motion carried by voice vote.
- MOU with Volunteer Behavioral Health Systems: The committee approved a memorandum of understanding to have volunteer behavioral health staff provide no-cost mental-health support at the county health department. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Lead convenience center attendant job classification: The committee approved a new job description and classification; funds were available in the budget. Motion carried by voice vote.
- MOU with Maury County Board of Education for two modular buildings: The committee approved an MOU allowing the school board to place two modular buildings at the central maintenance site and to make certain improvements at the board's cost; the MOU covers a seven-year term. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Amendment to guaranteed maximum price with Hewitt Spencer LLC (ag extension building): The committee approved an amendment increasing the guaranteed maximum price for the agriculture extension service building at Yanali Park from $2,204,000 to $2,310,000 because of a location change. Commissioner Howard requested a roll-call vote and voted no. The roll call passed 6-1.
- Reclassification: Library assistant to branch manager: The committee approved a reclassification of a library assistant position to branch manager. Motion carried.
- School-related incremental budget amendments: The committee approved multiple smaller school budget amendments (substitute teacher funds, water heater repairs, donations, summer learning camp allocations and transportation) but pulled one school budget amendment (14111, the $639,830 line for additional North Columbia Elementary design fees) for separate consideration later in the meeting/follow-up process.
- School capital project adjustment for athletics: The committee approved a school capital amendment to reassign remaining architect fees from the Battle Creek High School project to athletic improvement line items in the school capital budget. Motion carried.
- Board of Education multi-year copying contract: The committee approved a 60-month copying/maintenance contract for the Board of Education; state/local purchasing rules require commission approval for contracts over one year. Motion carried.
- Mayor's vehicle purchase: The committee approved a request to purchase a replacement vehicle for the county mayor, at a total price of $54,079.23 (vehicle plus emergency package), funded from the county's 189 fund balance. Commissioners discussed a rotating replacement policy and the vehicle will be reallocated to emergency management when replaced. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Sidewalk extension at judicial center (Tenth Street): A commissioner asked to add a sidewalk extension request to the agenda. After staff consulted, the item was deferred to the building committee; motion to defer carried by voice vote.
Most routine resolutions passed by voice vote; the only recorded roll-call was the Hewitt Spencer GMP amendment (6-1). The committee did not adopt any permanent tax-rate changes. Several items were referred to the full commission or to later meetings for additional study: the major school operating request and the pulled school budget amendment will return to committee May 29, and some building/sidewalk items were routed to the building committee for further review.
Votes listed in the minutes: where roll-call tallies were recorded, they are referenced above; where the transcript reports only "motion carries" or "aye," exact tallies were not provided in the record.
