The Anderson County Budget Committee took a series of routine and substantive votes at its Jan. 8 meeting. Below are motions recorded in the meeting and their outcomes as stated on the record.

Approved motions and outcomes
- Approve agenda as amended — Motion by Commissioner Allen; second by Commissioner Smallwood/Smallridge; motion carried by voice vote.
- Approve Lamar Companies one‑year billboard rental contract — Moved and seconded; motion carried.
- Approve 7 EMS tuition AEMT program agreements ($2,500 each) — Motion carried; staff noted a payback requirement if an employee leaves before completing required service.
- Approve grouped transfers and appropriations (items 1–3; 4–8; 9–11; 12–14) covering lunchroom, EMS, property assessor, schools, mayor’s office and sheriff’s department adjustments — Motions carried as grouped items.
- Approve EMS item 15 (books purchase) and highway payroll transfers (items 16–17) — Motions carried.
- Adopt 2026–27 budget calendar and guidelines — Motion by Commissioner Palmer; second by Commissioner Beauchamp; motion carried by voice vote.
- Refer Park Lane road erosion issue to the highway committee — Motion by Commissioner Palmer; second by Commissioner Beauchamp; motion carried.
- Authorize Mayor Frank to enter discussions with Roane County for a shared planner — Motion by Commissioner Vandergriff; second by Commissioner Beauchamp; motion carried.
- Re‑appropriate ARC grant ($1,715,681) and EOC grant (cited as $3,900,000) into the current year budget so work can proceed — Motion carried (items 1 and 2 taken together).
- Approve Veterans Office internal transfer of $2,000 for service flags and display equipment — Motion carried.

Notes on votes: All recorded approvals in the transcript were carried by voice vote with no roll‑call tally reported. Where the transcript groups multiple items (for example, transfers or departmental requests), the committee approved those groups as presented. Several items were informational reports (for example, the animal‑shelter debt report) and required no action.

What’s next: Department heads will present budget requests and justifications during scheduled budget hearings; several agenda items approved today (notably grant re‑appropriations) were noted as already awarded and are being placed in this year’s budget so projects can begin.

Provenance: Each vote and approval appears in the meeting transcript during the discussion and motion segments (see committee minutes).