On Dec. 30, the Anderson County Commissioner's Court approved a series of actions to obligate and reallocate remaining ARPA funds, address small contract overages and pay for equipment and services raised on the agenda.

The court approved a memorandum of understanding with Frankston Water Supply Company to obligate remaining ARPA funds toward a generator project and approved a reimbursement of $2,557.09 from ARPA to the Frankston Volunteer Fire Department for thermal imaging cameras. A summary packet reviewed by staff listed $27,488.49 in one line and other contract obligations; staff and commissioners also identified small overages on three projects (Walton/Walson Springs generator, a Constable light bar, and the sheriff’s office camera project).

After discussion, the court approved covering the three overages and reallocated a residual ARPA balance (discussed in the packet as approximately $81,120.46 or similar phrasing in the record) to inmate medical services and existing ARPA contracts where allowable. Staff said obligated contracts may be enhanced but new contracts cannot be formed from unobligated funds after the year end without proper procedures.

Separately, the court approved a US Imaging Inc. proposal to scan and index patent and deed-of-trust books for the county clerk’s records archive (to be paid from the county clerk records archive fund) and approved three specific project overages and related motions to put remaining ARPA funds to use before end-of-year obligations.

Other routine items approved included the final plat for Sand Flat Subdivision, acceptance of several department reports, and minor capital purchases and reimbursements recorded in the consent agenda.