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Cheatham County adopts $126.9 million FY2023-24 budget, OKs tax levy and adds SRO funding
Summary
The Cheatham County Legislative Body approved the FY2023-24 budget, set the combined tax rate at 2.5976, authorized a $1.693 million interfund note for school maintenance projects and added 2.11 cents to the tax rate to fund two SROs and one drug agent.
Cheatham County commissioners on June 26 approved the county's fiscal-year 2023-24 budget, set the combined property tax rate at 2.5976 and directed funding for additional school safety positions.
The Legislative Body voted 12-0 to adopt the budget and related appropriations after a multi-item consent and budget session that included amendments for the County General Fund, the General Purpose School Fund and several school-related enterprise funds. County Commissioner David Anderson moved the budget to a roll-call vote; the motion passed unanimously.
The package includes an interfund capital outlay note for school maintenance upgrades not to exceed $1,693,000 that commissioners also approved by roll call. The note will be issued as an interfund loan from the Education Debt Service Fund to the Education Capital Projects…
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