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Cocke County approves $136,271.66 in budget transfers and amendments; opioid and mental-health transport funds allocated to sheriff's office
Summary
The Cocke County Legislative Body approved budget transfers and amendments totaling $136,271.66, including $50,000 from opioid-abatement funds for the sheriff's department and a $21,241 amendment for a Mental Health Transport grant; the board also authorized sale of sheriff's surplus property.
The Cocke County Legislative Body on Jan. 30 approved a package of budget transfers and amendments and authorized the sale of surplus Sheriff's Department property. The Budget Committee recommended the measures and the board voted 11 ayes, 3 absent to approve them.
Detailed ledger entries submitted as attachments show a total of $136,271.66 in transfers and amendments. Notable adjustments include a $50,000 amendment from opioid-abatement receipts to the Sheriff's Department Other Contracted Services account, and a $21,241 amendment related to a Mental Health Transport grant. Other transfers included intra-department moves for the Register of Deeds, overtime funding for Fire Prevention and Control tied to Hurricane Helene ($15,000), and vehicle maintenance and uniform line-item adjustments for the Sheriff's Department. The full list of GL account changes and amounts appears in the attachments to the minutes.
The motion to approve the attached transfers and amendments and to waive their reading was made by Jason McMahan and seconded by Jeff Eslinger; the motion carried. A separate motion by Billy Hudson to permit the sale of designated Sheriff's Department surplus was seconded by Jeff Eslinger and carried by the same 11–3 margin.
Next steps: the approved transfers and the surplus sale were entered into the minutes; the attachments provide account-level detail for auditors and the public record.
