Fiscal Court approves NG9-1-1 upgrade amendment and $193,531.73 airport escrow payout

The Gallatin County Fiscal Court on Oct. 2 approved a budget amendment related to a state and regional upgrade of the NG9-1-1 system and an emergency amendment to pay a prior-year airport escrow retainage.

Staff presented Ordinance 091125 for a second and final reading tied to a state/regional grant to upgrade the county’s NG9-1-1 system. The presiding officer took a motion for approval; the court approved the amendment by voice vote.

Separately, the court approved an emergency amendment (file number 41100225 in the meeting discussion) to pay retainage owed to a party referred to in the record as "Cleary" for airport work. The amendment increases the airport grant budget and authorizes payment of $193,531.73 from airport escrow to cover the prior-year retainage; the same amount was recorded as an expenditure and drawn from airport escrow funds. The presenter said the retainage carried over from a prior fiscal year and required county action to complete the payout.

Magistrates approved both measures by voice votes; the meeting transcript did not record an itemized roll-call tally for either vote. The presenter referenced grant funding and state/regional approval in connection with the NG9-1-1 upgrade; specific grant program identifiers beyond the ordinance and file numbers were not provided during the meeting.

The court did not attach additional conditions at the time of approval; staff said further coordination with state or regional partners would continue as required.