Carter County commissioners hear motions on TCRS interest reimbursement and outside audit

Carter County commissioners considered two retirement-related actions during a recent session: a motion to reimburse retiree Wanda Carter for interest assessed by the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and a separate motion to hire an outside auditor to review TCRS records.

Speaker 2 moved "I'd like to make a motion for the county to reimburse, Wanda Carter for TCRS. It's not to exceed $2,500," proposing the county pay the interest portion tied to retirement record adjustments. A staff speaker explained that, under the proposal, the retiree would pay owed employee contributions from prior periods and the county would cover interest charged for late payment. A county staff member (identified in the transcript as Josh) said, "That should cover the to my knowledge the the interest that was charged to her," and…