Monroe County commission approves routine minutes, several budget amendments and grant applications; multiple items taken by roll call

Monroe County commissioners approved a series of routine and budget items during the Oct. 28 meeting, taking roll call votes on several measures and recording motions and seconds on others.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes for the prior meeting: Motion by Roger Thomas, second by Travis Wade; approved by voice vote.

- Notary public appointments: Motion and second recorded; approved by voice vote.

- Trustee trial balance and report: Motion by Roger Thomas, second by Craig Miller; approved by voice vote.

- Quarterly financial reports: Motion and second recorded; approved by voice vote.

- Resolution 1028‑26A: Amendment to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department budget to record insurance recovery of $8,888.70 for a 2023 Ford F‑150 — motion recorded, roll call showed approval.

- Resolution 1028‑26B: Internal transfer within the high‑visibility grant to align with the state budget ($10,000) — motion made and taken to roll call (roll‑call result not verbatim in supplied excerpts).

- Resolution 1028‑26C: Adoption of a commission rule and policy manual effective Nov. 1 — motion and second recorded; discussion noted these are state rules and training requirements (roll‑call result not verbatim in supplied excerpts).

- Clerk’s office workstation upgrade: Transfer of $23,060 from county clerk reserve to supplies for workstation upgrades (security remodel) — motion made and roll call requested.

- EMS grant application: Approval to submit a 100% grant application to the Tennessee Department of Health for $23,000 for equipment — motion and second recorded and taken to roll call.

- Jail budget amendment (subsection F): Item discussed and subsection F was removed from consideration.

- School board budget amendments (Resolution 27): Motion and second recorded and taken to roll call.

- Resolution to authorize a $12.50 charge by clerks of court under 10 TCA 40‑3‑106: Motion made and taken to roll call.

- Settlement: Approval of settlement in the estate of Joshua McCleary was moved and taken to roll call.

Where the supplied transcript excerpts include explicit roll‑call results, the article notes approval. For several items the transcript shows motions and that a roll call was requested; the supplied excerpts do not include the verbatim roll‑call tallies for every item. The minutes and multiple budget items were advanced with motions, seconds and roll‑call requests during the session.

Actions recorded in the meeting will be reflected in the commission minutes when finalized.