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Commissioners advance school capital contingency after questions about change orders; moves to full commission 13-1

2567678 · March 11, 2025
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Summary

At a March 11 Blount County workshop the commission moved Resolution 25-030006, a request tied to school capital projects originally described as $300,000 in contingency funds (as amended by the budget committee to $1,000), to the full commission after questioning about project overages and oversight. The workshop vote was 13-1.

Blount County commissioners at a March 11 workshop voted 13-1 to move Resolution 25-030006 — a request tied to school capital contingency funds — to the full commission for final action. The budget committee had referred the item with a favorable recommendation and noted the item was amended by the budget committee, which reduced the contingency amount to $1,000.

The measure was described on the call as “budget increase, school capital $300,000 appropriate contingency funds to support FY25 capital projects,” and was introduced with a motion from Commissioner Anderson and a second from Commissioner Webb. During discussion commissioners asked for detail on why projects required…

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