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Cheatham County approves mayoral contracts and COVID-era personnel policy changes

Cheatham County Legislative Body · March 1, 2026
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Summary

The county authorized multiple Mayor-signed contracts and approved temporary personnel policies for COVID, including Emergency Family and Medical Leave and Emergency Paid Sick Leave, in a unanimous roll-call vote.

The Cheatham County Legislative Body unanimously approved a package of items presented by County Mayor Kerry McCarver that included authorizations for the mayor to sign contracts and grant documents and temporary personnel policies tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Specific approvals recorded in the minutes included: authorization for the mayor’s signature on a contract regarding payment for mental health evaluation and treatment services for misdemeanant criminal defendants; authorization to sign a grant contract for the jail; a Life Check Systems contract for the jail; approval of a sub-lease agreement for an existing communications tower on Petway Road and a resolution consenting to the sublease between the Emergency Communications District of Cheatham County and Consolidated Media, LLC; a resolution authorizing the County Mayor to execute certain grant agreements on behalf of the county; and approval of a temporary personnel policy and amendments providing for Emergency Family and Medical Leave and Emergency Paid Sick Leave due to COVID-19. The package passed by roll call vote 12 Yes, 0 No.

Minutes do not include the full contract texts or grant amounts (other than items recorded elsewhere), and they note the approved amended personnel policy is on file in the County Clerk’s office.