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Commission approves miscellaneous appropriations, including small education grants; various agenda items carried
Summary
After tabling the sales-tax item, commissioners approved several appropriations: miscellaneous agency payments, $1,500 to LAMP and $2,500 to Wares Ferry Road Elementary, designated revenue appropriations, and training/requests for county departments.
Following the vote to table the sales-tax proposal, the Montgomery County Commission proceeded with routine appropriations and carried several motions on Jan. 6.
Item 12, described in the agenda as miscellaneous appropriations to agencies, was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript does not record roll-call tallies for that motion beyond the collective ‘aye’ responses.
Item 13 covered miscellaneous appropriations to education and passed. The meeting record shows $1,500 from Commissioner Costanza allocated to "LAMP" for a high school science Olympiad and $2,500 from Commissioner Sankey earmarked for Wares Ferry Road Elementary—s first-grade reading initiative. Commissioners moved and seconded the item and recorded ayes.
Item 14 (appropriations from designated revenue) and item 15 (training and request allocations involving appraisal, engineering and the sheriff—s office) were also moved, seconded and carried by voice vote during the session.
Separately, commissioners and several speakers referenced recent and proposed financial commitments connected to Jackson Hospital, including previous and additional amounts (speakers referenced a past $10,000,000 resolution and a $7,500,000 addition discussed at this meeting). One commissioner defended their vote on the hospital allocation and said negative advertisements and threats directed at commissioners did not change their position.
The meeting record indicates approvals by voice vote; the transcript records ayes and does not provide a roll-call vote sheet in the audio transcript excerpt.
