Polk County Commission approves budget amendments, surplus-property resolutions and land sale; crypto payment ban adopted

The Polk County Commission on an April 2025 regular-session vote approved a package of budget amendments, adopted a resolution prohibiting acceptance of cryptocurrencies at county buildings, authorized disposal of several surplus vehicles and equipment, and approved a proposed 23-acre land sale with a five-year reverter clause.

Commissioners voted to approve a set of budget amendments listed as items 29 through 33 and an additional year-end cleanup amendment (item 131/25). The measures included one-time bonus payments totaling $9,028.90, purchases of credit-card machines and office chairs ($850), a transfer for library donation spending and car-seat purchases ($2,510.35), SRO grant spending requirements ($46,500) and other line adjustments; a separate amendment moved $60,000 from reserves in fund 189 for specified spending. Commissioners made and seconded the motions and recorded affirmative votes to pass those amendments.

The commission also adopted a resolution that prohibits county buildings from accepting virtual currencies, including cryptocurrencies, as a form of payment. The text presented to the commission cites Tennessee Code Annotated, section 5-5-121, and would bar acceptance of virtual currencies for taxes, fines, filing fees and court costs; the resolution was presented, moved, seconded and approved by voice and roll call.

Separately, the commission approved a resolution declaring multiple vehicles and apparatus surplus and authorizing the county executive to sell them. The listed items in the resolution included several older fire trucks and other county vehicles; the resolution passed on a roll-call vote in which multiple commissioners recorded “yes.”

The commission also authorized the Industrial and Economic Development (IED) board to proceed with a proposed sale of 23 acres to Sean Chancy (doing business as Temple Ridge Cabinets and Furniture LLC). The commission recorded that the IED board recommended selling all 23 acres at $2,000 per acre with the purchaser paying survey and closing costs, and a five-year reverter clause that would allow the county to repurchase at $1,200 per acre if no building is constructed by the buyer within five years. The commission approved the request to proceed with the sale and asked staff to include nonresidential/commercial language in the deed and closing documents.

The commission recorded other routine motions and calendar adjustments, including appointments submitted by the county executive and scheduling of future meeting dates.