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Commission places multiple grants and transfers on consent calendar, including $81,300 TDOT litter grant
Summary
At the Feb. 12 meeting the commission placed several grant acceptances and transfers on the consent calendar: a $81,300 TDOT litter grant, Homeland Security grants, a $10,400 SRO salary supplement, and a $300,000 transfer to the solid waste fund. The delinquent-tax sale item noted a $4,591.77 liability and a $200 offer to redeem.
Commissioners placed multiple routine appropriations and transfers on the consent calendar during the Feb. 12 work session.
Item 1: Commissioner Vanover introduced a resolution to accept and appropriate $81,300 from the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the county's 2026 litter grant. Staff said no county match was required, and the sponsor moved to place the item on the consent calendar without objection.
Items 2 and 3: Two Homeland Security grant resolutions (items 2 and 3) were presented and moved together for placement on consent; no matching county funds were required.
Item 7: A state salary-supplement program for school resource officers was presented (a $800 supplement per officer, amounting to $10,400 for Sullivan County per the sponsor). The commission placed that item on consent as well after questions about whether the supplement is annual; staff said it is intended as a recurring supplement tied to state funding.
Item 8: The commission approved placing a $300,000 transfer from the general fund to the solid waste 300 account on the consent calendar to cover higher tipping fees and transfer station needs.
Item 9: A delinquent-tax property matter (civil district property at 1321 Ivory Street) was presented; outstanding taxes were cited at $4,591.77 and the owner (Rebecca Frazier) offered $200 to redeem the parcel pending code compliance within 10 days; the commission placed the item on consent.
What happens next: These items were placed on the consent calendar for adoption; individual items may still be pulled for separate consideration if commissioners request it when the consent calendar is adopted.
