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Claiborne County commission approves range of budget, administrative and planning items; one sale tabled
Summary
At its May 15 meeting the commission approved ARP reallocations for the sheriff, courthouse repairs, a van donation to Clearfork Institute, new meeting-date rules, increased permit fees, clerk-and-master equipment funding, a transfer of a county vehicle to the sheriff, and a referral on RV campground rules; one property sale was tabled.
The Claiborne County Commission approved a series of administrative, budget and planning measures at its May 15 meeting, many by unanimous roll-call votes.
Key outcomes included: donation of a county van to the Clearfork Institute for senior transportation (Res. 2023‑047, 21–0); a change to commission meeting dates that moves meetings falling on designated holidays to the following Tuesday (Res. 2023‑048, 21–0); reallocation of $190,000 in ARP funds to Sheriff Department projects including $80,000 for security fencing and $110,000 for equipment (Res. 2023‑049, 21–0); a budget amendment of approximately $12,000 for courthouse boiler repairs (Res. 2023‑050, 21–0); adoption of a higher permit fee schedule with an added 0.15% tier capped at $375, as amended (Res. 2023‑052, 21–0); a request that the regional planning commission prepare recommendations to include RV campgrounds in subdivision regulations (Res. 2023‑053, 21–0); and a $3,002.46 budget amendment for Clerk & Master equipment (Res. 2023‑055, 21–0).
The commission approved transferring a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan to the Sheriff's Department for transporting remains (Res. 2023‑056). That motion passed on a roll-call vote of 14–7; the transcript records the names of commissioners voting for and against. A proposed sale of county property under Res. 2023‑051 was discussed and tabled to the next meeting for further information. Commissioner Wilson invited commissioners to a June 23–24 community workshop at White Oak Elementary on "Growing the Outdoor Recreation Economy" for the Clearfork Valley; the commission recorded no vote on the invitation.
All resolutions include filing with the county clerk; those involving expenditures note funding sources (undesignated fund balance, ARP fund, insurance recovery, state grants) in their texts.
