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Commission adopts budget consent calendar process with $250,000 threshold after debate

2728616 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved Resolution 253016 to create a separate budget consent calendar with a $250,000 threshold for grouping budget items, after multiple failed attempts to lower the limit to $50,000, $100,000 or $65,000. Final vote: 17-3.

Blount County commissioners on March 20, 2025, adopted Resolution 253016 to create a separate budget consent calendar that will group qualifying budget items under one vote. The commission approved the measure 17-3 after extended debate over the dollar threshold that determines what may be placed on the consent calendar.

Under the approved language, items that qualify as budget items may be included on the budget consent calendar provided (among other conditions) that the county budget committee unanimously recommended them…

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