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Maury County commissioners shift lobbyist funding out of commission budget, approve commission spending
Summary
At a special-called Maury County budget meeting, commissioners moved the county's lobbyist funding from the County Commission line to general administration (account 51900) and approved the County Commission budget without the lobbyist allocation; multiple commissioners questioned contract amount and staffing changes tied to records preservation.
Madam Chair and the Maury County Commission met in a special-called budget session to review fiscal-year spending; commissioners voted to move the county lobbyist allocation out of the County Commission line and to approve the County Commission budget without that lobbyist funding.
The commission approved, by voice vote, a motion to move the county lobbyist funding to account 51900 (other general administration). A subsequent motion — made by Commissioner Sumners and seconded by Commissioner Green — approved the County Commission budget with the lobbyist funding removed. Both motions carried by voice vote with no roll-call recorded.
Commissioners pressed staff on several budget details. “The big increase on county commission is the…
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