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Cheatham County directs mayor to pick design team for planned jail; $100,000 also allocated
Summary
The Legislative Body voted unanimously to direct the county mayor to identify and select design professionals for a county jail project and approved a related $100,000 budget amendment for the jail.
County Mayor Kerry McCarver presented a resolution directing the county mayor’s office to identify and select design professionals to assist with a planned county jail project; the Legislative Body approved the resolution by roll call vote 12-0.
The resolution had been added to the agenda earlier in the meeting and was adopted without recorded opposition. During the public forum, Teresa Brown (identified as a Davidson County resident) spoke in favor of building a new jail; commissioners did not debate a separate site or funding plan during the session.
Director of Accounts Sandrine Batts presented budget amendments during the same meeting that included a $100,000 allocation to the jail; those amendments were approved by roll call vote 12-0. The resolution adopted on April 15 directs the mayor to proceed with selecting design professionals but does not specify a funding source or timeline for design work.
Next steps recorded in the minutes are administrative: the county mayor is to identify and select design professionals to support the project. No formal procurement documents, contract amounts or implementation dates were included in the minutes of this meeting.
