Claiborne County adopts $12.76 million general fund budget, holds tax rate steady
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Summary
The Claiborne County Commission on July 19 adopted the 2021-22 appropriations resolution setting a $12,760,862 general fund and left the combined property tax rate unchanged at $2.5777 per $100. The meeting also approved a slate of resolutions including grant acceptance, opioid-settlement participation and local road and utility actions.
Claiborne County commissioners voted July 19 to adopt the 2021-22 appropriations resolution, approving a general fund budget of $12,760,862 and a comprehensive set of fund allocations covering county services and schools.
The budget resolution (Res. 2021-068), sponsored by Commissioner David Mundy, passed on a roll-call vote of 20-0. Commissioners approved amendments incorporated into the final motion, including a $42,950.50 transfer from Fund 119 to cover a payment to the Chamber of Commerce and restoration of $36,000 in the capital budget for an Emergency Management Agency vehicle.
Why it matters: the appropriations resolution lays out line-item funding across county government and school funds, authorizes borrowing limits under state law, and sets procedures for transfers and reporting. The commission also fixed the combined property tax rate at $2.5777 per $100 for 2021-22 (Res. 2021-069), the same rate as the prior year; that motion likewise passed 20-0.
Votes at a glance: the commission approved a series of resolutions during the meeting. Key outcomes included:
- Res. 2021-058 — Add Magnolia Ridge Lane (0.3 mile gravel) to county road list. Vote: 20-0. - Res. 2021-068 — 2021-22 Appropriations (budget). Vote: 20-0. General Fund: $12,760,862. - Res. 2021-069 — Fix tax levy at $2.5777 per $100. Vote: 20-0. - Res. 2021-070 — Appropriations to nonprofit charitable organizations (includes $5,100 added for Upper Room Ministries). Vote: 20-0. - Res. 2021-071 — Accept VOCA grant ($50,500 state funds; $12,625 county in-kind) to fund a victim coordinator at the Family Justice Center. Vote: 20-0. - Res. 2021-072 — Ratify decision to opt in to the proposed Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement in the county’s opioid litigation. Vote: 20-0. - Res. 2021-073 — Appoint Senior Citizens Committee (see separate coverage). Vote: 20-0. - Res. 2021-074 — Approve Shady Drive waterline extension (see separate coverage). Vote: 19-1 (Commissioner Shuford opposed).
The budget resolution includes detailed schedules for multiple funds, including the School General Fund ($39,667,049), Highway/Public Works Fund ($2,985,735), Solid Waste Fund ($2,188,559), and others, and spelled out transfer and borrowing procedures consistent with Tennessee Code. The resolution also sets pay rates for commission and committee meetings and allocates wheel-tax proceeds to debt service and capital projects.
The commission meeting proceeded with standard procedural business and multiple unanimous roll-call approvals; a handful of more substantive items (budget details, nonprofit appropriations and grant acceptance) drew the most attention from commissioners. The meeting adjourned after the final vote and procedural closing.