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Claiborne County allocates Direct Appropriations grant funds for helipads and fire gear, approves USDA match for road sites
Summary
The commission recorded accounting steps to spend $240,000 from a FY21 Direct Appropriations Grant ($200,000 for fire gear, $40,000 for helipads) and approved using $156,247 as match for USDA NRCS road-site projects across multiple roads.
Commissioners approved accounting and spending actions on April 18 to implement previously authorized Direct Appropriations grant funds and to apply those funds as match for USDA grant work on county roads.
Res. 2022-061 reconciled revenue and expense entries to spend $240,000 from a Direct Appropriations Grant approved in 2021: $200,000 to purchase sets of fire gear for Claiborne County Volunteer Fire Departments and $40,000 for helipad additions at specified locations. The resolution directs the revenue be recorded in 101-46980 and the expenses placed in the appropriate fire prevention and rescue squad lines.
Res. 2022-063 authorizes using $156,247 of Direct Appropriations funds as match for a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service grant on multiple sites (Lock Lane, Cave Springs Road, Gap Creek Road, Buffalo Road, Valley Creek Road, Fork Ridge Road, Lonesome Valley Road). The funds will be recorded to Fund 131 for contracted services.
Both resolutions passed by roll call votes of 21-0. The record references the original FY21 allocation (Res. 2021-036) that described permitted spending categories and prior allocation decisions. County officials said these steps allow the county to move forward on public-safety purchases and to qualify for USDA-conservation services on road sites.