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Fiscal Review Committee approves majority of agency contracts; several items drew detailed questioning
Summary
The Tennessee Fiscal Review Committee met June 4 in Nashville and approved a broad set of statewide and agency contracts and amendments, voting largely by voice but requiring a two-thirds roll-call for one late-filed item.
The Tennessee Fiscal Review Committee met June 4 in Nashville and approved a slate of statewide and agency contracts, contract renewals and amendments intended to keep agency operations running. Most items were approved by voice vote; one late-filed contract required and received a two-thirds roll-call vote.
Why it matters: the panel signs off on state spending and contract terms that affect services from wildfire firefighting equipment and driver-license systems to inmate health care, Medicaid operations and programs for people with disabilities. A handful of items drew extended committee scrutiny for cost, sole-source procurement or pending litigation.
The committee adopted routine statewide and agency contracts, then proceeded through a 31-item calendar. Highlights included: the Department of Agriculture’s sole-source equipment contract for forestry fire trucks (approved); an amendment from the Department of Safety to add two-factor authentication texting and related…
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