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Budget committee advances multiple routine appropriations and appointments to full commission
Summary
At the workshop the budget committee recommended a slate of budget increases, grants and appointments be forwarded to the full commission; the clerk recorded unanimous or near‑unanimous committee recommendations on those items.
The Blount County budget committee read a series of resolutions at the workshop and recommended them to the full commission with favorable recommendations. The clerk recorded roll calls for each packet item as read. The resolutions moved forward included emergency management grants, Homeland Security funds, several general‑services appropriations, courthouse repairs, building automation upgrades, clerk office staffing and equipment, juvenile‑court program funding and highway and sheriff opioid funding adjustments.
Highlights (motions and recorded committee outcomes as read into the record):
- Resolution 25‑2‑0‑0‑1 — Emergency Management Performance Grant, $2,758.95. Motion: Commissioner Giles; second: Commissioner Reagan. Committee recorded 18 yes votes; forwarded to full commission.
- Resolution 25‑2‑0‑0‑2 — Homeland Security program grant, $2,562.50. Motion: Commissioner Carver; second: Commissioner Giles. Committee recorded 18 yes votes; forwarded.
- Resolution 25‑2‑0‑0‑3 — Security cameras and access control upgrade, $127,972.40 (consolidate NVR servers for county buildings). Motion:…
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