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Votes at a glance: Blount County commission adopts multiple budget resolutions, confirms appointment
Summary
At its March 20, 2025 meeting the Blount County Commission approved several budget resolutions, a planning commission appointment, and other routine items. Most budget resolutions carried unanimously; details and vote tallies are listed below.
The Blount County Board of County Commissioners adopted a series of budget resolutions and confirmed one appointment at the March 20, 2025 meeting. Most measures received unanimous or near-unanimous support and were adopted as read. Below are the items the commission passed without extensive debate and their recorded outcomes.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 253001 — Budget increase (various salary and benefits), $43,800. Motion to adopt by Commissioner Acard; second Commissioner Davis. Vote: 20 yes. Outcome: adopted.
- Resolution 253002 — Budget increase (central services legal expenses), $64,000. Motion to adopt by Commissioner Reagan; second Commissioner Carver. Vote: 20 yes. Outcome: adopted.
- Resolution 253003 — Budget increase (general services capital: paint register of deeds office), $8,800. Motion to adopt by Commissioner Bright; second Commissioner Giles. Vote: 20 yes. Outcome: adopted.
- Resolution 253004 — Budget increase (juvenile court compensation increase), $2,546. Motion to adopt by Commissioner Giles; second Commissioner Acard. Roll-call issues were resolved; final tally: 20 yes. Outcome: adopted.
- Resolution 253005 — Budget increase (Law Library; contract with LexisNexis), amount as read in packet. Motion to adopt by Commissioner Bright; second Commissioner Acard. Vote: 20 yes. Outcome: adopted.
- Resolution 253012 — A resolution classifying the roads of Blount County pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated (read in the record as "Tennessee code annotated 50 four-ten-one-zero-three"). Motion to adopt by Commissioner Reagan; second Commissioner Giles. Vote: 20 yes. Outcome: adopted.
- Resolution 253013 — Amend Blount County Commission rules regarding clarification of deadline for agenda items. Motion to adopt by Commissioner Wells; second Commissioner Reagan. Vote: 19 yes, 1 no. Outcome: adopted.
- Planning Commission appointment — Confirmation of mayoral appointment of Chris Franklin to a 4-year term on the Planning Commission. Motion to confirm by Commissioner Bright; second Commissioner Carver. Vote: 20 yes. Outcome: confirmed.
Each of the above measures was read into the record and then adopted by voice or roll-call as shown. Where the meeting record contained garbled or unclear dollar formatting (for example, the law-library line item as read), the vote and adoption were recorded on the official roll but the article notes that the packet should be consulted for precise budget-line figures and contract references.
