Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Capital Projects topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee approves some needs-list items, denies animal-control vehicle; $300,000 turntable pledge approved pending other funds
Summary
The budget committee approved a school SRO and a solid-waste item, denied a motor vehicle request for animal control, and approved a $300,000 contribution for the Watertown turntable conditional on other pledged contributions arriving.
The Wilson County Budget Committee took several specific actions on needs-list and capital requests during its meeting.
The committee approved funding for the school resource officer (SRO), noting the SRO will be funded through flow-through money. The solid-waste item under discussion was confirmed to come from that department's budget and was approved following a motion and voice vote.
A motion by an unidentified commissioner to deny a motor-vehicle request for animal control succeeded after members agreed the committee had decided not to grant needs at this time; the motion was seconded and approved.
The committee also considered a $300,000 county contribution for the Watertown turntable. The chair moved to approve the contribution "pending all other stated contributions have come through," the motion was seconded, and the committee approved the conditional contribution by voice vote.
No formal contract or schedule for the turntable contribution was recorded in the meeting; the approval was explicit that the county contribution is contingent on other contributors fulfilling their commitments.
