Cheatham County commission approves contracts, budget amendments and two rezones after Planning Commission recommended denial

Donnie Jordan was elected chair of the Cheatham County Legislative Body and assumed the chair at the start of the Sept. 18 meeting in Ashland City. County Mayor Kerry McCarver reported the county's FEMA account balance at $105,381.32 and presented several items for approval.

The commission unanimously approved an amendment and a new contract with QCHC for inmate and detainee health services covering Oct. 1, 2017, through Sept. 30, 2018. "The contract amendment and new contract with QCHC were approved," County Mayor Kerry McCarver said; the motion passed on a roll-call vote of 12–0.

Commissioners also approved a Tennessee Department of Transportation litter-removal grant for 2017–18 by a 12–0 roll-call vote. Director of Accounts Sandrine Batts presented a series of budget amendments across county funds — including line items for library services, county clerk operations, jail and school programs — that were approved on roll-call votes with funding sources listed as various or undesignated fund balance.

The commission held a public hearing on two advertised rezoning requests: one for property at 1181 Pleasant Valley Road (Dan Price) and one for property at 3005 Thomasville Road (Tami Hammock). Planning Commission members had recommended denial of both rezones, but the full…