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Commission approves several budget amendments, $3.7 million for middle-school design and $2 million in LED capital funding
Summary
The commission approved multiple budget amendments: a $164,133 general fund adjustment for reappraisals, ambulance service funding for paramedic training, $3.7 million in school design fees for the Beatty middle-school project and $2 million for LED lighting; most passed on recorded votes.
Rutherford County commissioners approved a package of budget amendments and capital spending measures during the Sept. 12 meeting.
Budget Chair (reported in steering) moved and commissioners approved a $164,133 amendment to the general fund to cover reappraisal-related capital outlay. The ambulance service fund was amended to allocate emergency medical services funding for paramedic classes.
In a higher-profile item, the commission approved a $3,700,000 allocation from the general purpose school fund for design fees related to the Beatty property, intended for a future middle school. The motion noted the amount would be funded by the general purpose fund and referenced an attached schedule (exhibit) for detail; the recorded vote was 18 yes, 3 no.
Separately, commissioners approved a $2,000,000 amendment from the capital education project fund for LED lighting projects; that item passed on a recorded vote (20 yes, 1 no).
Commissioners said these actions are part of routine capital planning for schools and county infrastructure. The Beatty property design project will move to staff-led design procurement per school-system and county procedures.
Provenance: The amendments and votes are recorded in the budget/finance committee report and subsequent roll-call votes in the transcript.
