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Sevier County committee approves ARPA funding agreement for health department and authorizes CDBG grant application
Summary
At its Dec. 5 Budget Committee meeting, Sevier County commissioners unanimously approved an ARPA funding agreement for the county health department and authorized submission of a FY2025 State CDBG application; both motions passed with recorded movers and seconders.
Sevier County Budget Committee members approved two resolutions at a Dec. 5, 2024 meeting, voting unanimously to authorize an American Rescue Plan Act agreement for the Sevier County Health Department and to authorize submission of an application for FY2025 State Community Development Block Grant funds.
Mayor Larry Waters presented both resolutions. For the ARPA agreement, Vice Mayor Bryan McCarter and Andrew Temple, director of grants and special projects, provided explanations to the committee; Commissioner Warren Hurst moved to approve and Commissioner Mike Chambers seconded. For the CDBG application, Assistant County Mayor Matt Rudder explained the item; Commissioner Ronnie Whaley moved to approve and Commissioner Bryan Delius seconded. Both motions passed unanimously.
The resolutions were recorded as procedural approvals; the ARPA item authorizes the County Mayor to enter into an agreement concerning ARPA funding for the Sevier County Health Department, and the second resolution authorizes submission of a state CDBG application for FY2025. Minutes indicate no recorded dissent. The committee did not specify award amounts or detailed grant uses in the meeting record; those details were not specified in the transcript.
Next steps: the approved ARPA agreement will be executed by the County Mayor as authorized, and county staff will proceed with the CDBG application process. The committee adjourned at 5:30 PM.
