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Cumberland County Commission approves package of budget amendments, including $2.42M debt-service increase and summer learning transportation funds
Summary
At its June 16 meeting in Crossville, the Cumberland County Commission approved a bundle of budget amendments and administrative items — including a $2,418,000 debt-service amendment and $598,510 for summer learning transportation reimbursements — and elected a slate of notaries.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on June 16 approved a series of budget amendments and administrative measures affecting school transportation, debt service and multiple county funds, voting mostly by roll call on motions brought during the monthly meeting at the Art Circle Public Library in Crossville.
County Mayor and Commission Chairman Allen Foster opened the meeting at 6:00 P.M. The commission approved the meeting agenda and the May 19 minutes before taking up a group of resolutions bundled by motion. Commissioner Nancy Hyder moved to adopt Resolution 06-2025-1, updating the county personnel policy “as required by Tennessee Code Annotated,” a motion seconded by Commissioner Colleen Mall and carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: The package reallocates and supplements funding across county accounts, including school program support and debt-service obligations that affect Cumberland County’s near-term budget posture and program reimbursements for the summer learning program.
Major actions and outcomes
- Resolution 06-2025-1 (personnel policy): Moved by Commissioner Nancy Hyder, seconded by Commissioner Colleen Mall; approved by voice vote. The adoption was described as an update required under Tennessee Code Annotated.
- Resolution 06-2025-2 (GEAR UP grant cleanup, $1,124): Moved by Commissioner Deborah Holbrook, seconded by Commissioner Greg Maxwell; carried by voice vote. The amendment makes a minor revision to the state/federal grant budget.
- Resolutions 06-2025-3 and 06-2025-4 (General Program School Fund adjustments, $15,880.78 and $179,663.25): Moved by Commissioner Deborah Holbrook, seconded by Commissioner Greg Maxwell; both passed by unanimous roll-call votes. Officials described these as outcome-bonus entries and a correction to prior entries.
- Resolutions 06-2025-5 and 06-2025-6 (Summer Learning transportation reimbursement and fund reallocation, $598,510 and $743,311.20): Moved by Commissioner Deborah Holbrook, seconded by Commissioner Greg Maxwell; both passed by unanimous roll-call votes. The summer learning transportation award was noted to be on a reimbursement basis.
- Resolutions 06-2025-7 and 06-2025-8 (General Fund overruns, $834,882; Complex master design study, $25,000): Moved by Commissioner Colleen Mall, seconded by Commissioner Mark Baldwin; both motions passed on roll call votes of 14 ayes and 1 nay (Commissioner Terry Lowe cast the lone no vote).
- Resolution 06-2025-9 (Sanitation Fund overruns, $79,238): Moved by Commissioner Deborah Holbrook, seconded by Commissioner Colleen Mall; passed by unanimous roll-call vote.
- Resolution 06-2025-10 (Highway Fund overruns, $68,628): Moved by Commissioner Joe Sherrill, seconded by Commissioner Wendell Wilson; passed by unanimous roll-call vote.
- Resolution 06-2025-11 (Debt Service Fund amendment, $2,418,000): Moved by Commissioner Nancy Hyder, seconded by Commissioner Joe Sherrill; passed by unanimous roll-call vote. This was the largest single amendment on the agenda.
- Resolution 06-2025-12 (Other Special Revenue Fund — Railroad Authority, $1,460): Moved by Commissioner Nancy Hyder, seconded by Commissioner Joe Sherrill; passed by unanimous roll-call vote.
Votes at a glance: The meeting bundled several resolutions for consideration. Most measures passed by unanimous roll-call votes or voice votes; two items (06-2025-7 and 06-2025-8) recorded a split roll-call (14–1) with Commissioner Terry Lowe voting no. Where the record shows “unanimous roll-call vote,” numerical tallies were not listed in the minutes.
Other business
Public commenters raised local concerns: Howard Burnett spoke about the sovereignty of Tennessee; Terrence Schofield described local road issues on Old Flynn’s Cove Road; and Craig Clark thanked the commission for funding a monitor used by the Cumberland County Ambulance Service during a recent emergency.
Finance Director Jennifer Turner delivered the monthly collections and revenue report, covering EMS collections, Hotel/Motel tax, sales tax and prisoner boarding receipts, and distributed packets for a Board of Education budget meeting scheduled for June 17, 2025.
County Attorney Philip Burnett reported three ongoing lawsuits involving the county, saying one may be resolved soon and that mediation is scheduled for another. He added he had no current exposure concerns and that he was awaiting guidance from the Local Government Pool about whether volunteers may work during weather-related events, answering a question raised by Commissioner Joe Sherrill.
Administrative actions: The commission elected a slate of notaries public on a motion by Commissioner Greg Maxwell, seconded by Commissioner Joe Sherrill; the motion carried with Commissioner Nancy Hyder abstaining.
The meeting adjourned at 6:30 P.M. The minutes were approved for entry July 21, 2025.
