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Cumberland County commissioners approve wage increases, $5.9 million courthouse repair and multiple appointments; personnel policy update tabled
Summary
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on May 19 approved a series of budget amendments including $600,041 in General Fund wage-scale raises and a $5.9 million courthouse renovation, accepted state health funding and several appointments, and tabled a personnel policy update for further review.
Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster presided over a May 19, 2025 meeting at the Art Circle Public Library in Crossville where the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved multiple budget amendments and appointments, and tabled a proposed personnel policy update.
The commission approved a set of wage-scale budget amendments moved by Commissioner Nancy Hyder and seconded by Commissioner Deborah Holbrook: $600,041 from the General Fund (Resolution 05-2025-10), $26,963 from the Highway Fund (05-2025-11), and $56,000 from the Sanitation Fund (05-2025-12). Those measures passed by unanimous roll call votes.
The body also approved a $5,900,000 General Fund amendment for courthouse renovation and repairs (Resolution 05-2025-16). Hyder and Holbrook led that motion as well; the measure passed by unanimous roll call vote.
Other approved budget…
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