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Public Safety Committee approves budget shifts for vehicles, grants and program funding
Summary
Rutherford County Public Safety Committee approved multiple budget amendments including $133,811 to buy two vehicles for mental‑health transport, approved grant applications to the Tennessee Highway Safety Office and accepted a SAMHSA rollover for recovery courts.
The Rutherford County Public Safety Committee on Feb. 23 approved a package of budget amendments and grant actions that county officials said will support mental‑health transports and traffic‑safety operations.
Chief Spence, speaking for the sheriff’s office, asked the committee to reallocate $133,811 from contracted services into the motor‑vehicle line to purchase two Dodge Durangos designated for mental‑health patient transport. Spence said the funds come from a FY26 mental‑health transport appropriation grant and that the item is an eligible expense under the grant’s guidelines. The committee approved the reallocation.
The committee also approved smaller…
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