Sumner County commissioners on Dec. 1 advanced an interlocal agreement involving the Emergency Communications Center (ECC) and approved two separate memoranda of understanding: one allowing behavioral health providers to use county health clinics at no cost, and an interagency MOU governing outside records requests to the ECC.

The chair described the ECC/ECD interlocal agreement — packet pages 20–21 — as new for Sumner County but 'a good stewardship of money.' The motion was placed on the floor for consideration; during the voice vote a commissioner registered a 'nay,' and the chair noted the item will carry to legislative/mayor review for further consideration.

Separately, commissioners considered a memorandum of understanding between the Sumner County Health Department and behavioral health systems (packet pages 22–33). Commissioner Smith moved the MOU, which the chair described as straightforward and permitting behavioral health partners to use county clinics at no cost to the county. The board approved that MOU on a voice vote.

An ECC records‑request interagency MOU was added to the agenda that afternoon. The legal director told the board it is an interagency agreement and 'we've reviewed this and [it] passes muster,' while clarifying that certain requests (for example, employment verifications) will still require a signed release from the individual. The motion to approve the records‑request MOU passed with one commissioner abstaining; the chair said the policy item should also go to legislative review.

Next steps: the interlocal agreement will be carried to legislative/mayoral review; the health/behavioral health MOU and the ECC records‑request MOU will be implemented per county procedure, with the records MOU also routed for policy review.