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Court approves budget transfers and purchases, hears appointments and schedules executive session
Summary
The fiscal court approved the county clerk budget transfer and several motions including a generator purchase that exceeded the budgeted amount; commissioners announced reappointments and scheduled an executive session and an engagement letter for economic development up to $7,500.
At its Dec. 9 meeting, the Carroll County fiscal court approved several administrative motions, heard appointments, and scheduled an executive session on economic development.
Budget and appointments: Speaker 1 introduced a motion approving the county clerk 2025 budget transfer and the proposed 2026 budget; the motion was moved by Clay and seconded by Benjie. Speaker 1 also announced that Obi Cox had requested the reappointment of Mr. Jim Sapp to the Carroll County Water District Board for a four-year term beginning Jan. 7; Speaker 1 said Mr. Sapp had accepted the request. The transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote on Mr. Sapp’s reappointment during the segments provided.
Generator purchase: Speaker 3 presented two quotes for a backup generator and moved to select a specific generator option. The chosen bid was discussed at roughly $36,619 before sales-tax adjustments and was described in the transcript as "At 35 because no tax"; Speaker 3 noted the court had budgeted $30,000 for the purchase and that the chosen quote exceeded the budget. The court moved and seconded the purchase and called for the ayes.
Economic development engagement and executive session: The court voted to go into executive session to discuss economic development. Speaker 3 moved that the judge executive sign an engagement letter with an outside group for economic development work for a sum not to exceed $7,500; Speaker Scott moved, and Speaker 3 seconded other related motions, and the court proceeded to take up executive-session business.
Other business: The court announced a personnel manual review meeting to be scheduled in January; emergency management training on Dec. 16 at DLC; a community forum on Dec. 11 at JCTC connected to the Edge District; and that the next fiscal court meeting is Dec. 23. The transcript records vehicle incidents (a road department truck struck by an intoxicated driver and an ambulance being repaired) and an ongoing EPA air-quality complaint that staff said was turned over to enforcement.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in transcript): county clerk budget transfer and 2026 budget — motion moved and seconded (voice approval recorded); generator purchase — motion moved and seconded and ayes called; motion to enter executive session and to authorize engagement letter not to exceed $7,500 — motions moved and seconded and advanced. The transcript contains voice votes and motions but does not include complete roll-call tallies for these items.
