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Commission approves a slate of budget amendments, POs and disaster contracts
Summary
The commission moved through numerous budget amendments and purchase orders tied to disaster recovery and county operations, including large fund transfers and multiple contractor POs for roads, bridges and environmental services; a HOME grant resolution and an $80,000 administration contract with First Tennessee Development District were also approved.
During the meeting the commission considered and moved to approve a broad package of budget amendments, purchase orders (POs) and contract authorizations related to disaster response and ongoing county operations.
Key items discussed and moved: a county fund budget amendment totaling $109,100,831 (items 1–20), a solid-waste fund amendment of $25,982.52, multiple POs to Landworks for temporary bridge work (two POs for $123,000 each), a payment and recurring PO to Sidekick Excavation, a PO to Hinkle Environmental Services (approx. $299,737.75), a $306,696.55 PO for street resurfacing (Consumer Incorporated), and a $419,750 PO to Summer & Taylor for bridge protection and repairs. Commissioners also moved to accept a HOME disaster-recovery grant of $1,000,000 and to contract First Tennessee Development District for $80,000 in administrative services tied to that grant.
Where recorded in the transcript, commissioners made motions and recorded seconds for these items and moved to a vote on the board floor. The meeting includes the motion language and the packet figures that staff presented; in at least one case the clerk recorded that "Motion passed" after the HOME program resolution and related motions.
Next steps: staff will execute approved POs and contracts, submit invoices into the FEMA/TEMA portal for reimbursement where applicable, and return any contract awards that require further commission action.
