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Cumberland County commissioners approve series of resolutions including $2.13M school LED loan and ambulance replacement
Summary
At the Jan. 21 meeting, the Cumberland County Commission approved a slate of resolutions that included a $2,131,918 Energy Efficient Schools loan, a $263,490 ambulance replacement, multiple school-fund adjustments and several road-list changes; all motions carried unanimously.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a package of resolutions at its Jan. 21 monthly meeting in Crossville, including a $2,131,918 loan agreement to retrofit county schools with energy-efficient LED lighting and a $263,490 general fund amendment to replace an ambulance lost in a vehicle crash.
The motions were introduced and carried during a largely procedural meeting presided over by Mayor Pro-Tem Terry Lowe. Commissioner Deborah Holbrook moved to adopt Resolution 01-2025-3, with Commissioner Greg Maxwell seconding; the commission approved the Energy Efficient Schools Initiative loan agreement for $2,131,918 by a unanimous voice vote. Commissioner Nancy Hyder moved and Commissioner Tom Isham seconded a bundle of general fund amendments, including a $263,490 allocation to replace the ambulance; those budget amendments passed by roll call vote.
Why it matters: the LED project is intended to reduce energy costs across the Cumberland County Schools district by upgrading lighting and controls; the ambulance funding restores county emergency medical services capacity after a total loss in a crash.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Resolution 01-2025-1 — Appoint three judicial commissioners (Gregory Watson, Pamela Waltenberg, Christy Stone). Moved: Commissioner David Gibson; Second: Commissioner Colleen Mall. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote. - Resolution 01-2025-2 — Governing permits for sale of beer near public gatherings. Moved: Commissioner Joseph Sherrill; Second: Commissioner Charles Seiber. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote. - Resolution 01-2025-3 — Energy Efficient Schools Initiative loan agreement with Cumberland County School Board, $2,131,918. Moved: Commissioner Deborah Holbrook; Second: Commissioner Greg Maxwell. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote. - Resolution 01-2025-4 — Adopt standards for adding existing roads to county road list. Moved: Commissioner Wendell Wilson; Second: Commissioner Colleen Mall. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote. - Resolution 01-2025-5 — Remove ~4,552.13 feet from the end of Nature's Way from county road list. Moved: Commissioner David Gibson; Second: Commissioner Nancy Hyder. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote. - Resolution 01-2025-6 — Approve 2025 Cumberland County Road List (with changes). Moved: Commissioner Jerry Cooper; Second: Commissioner Jack Davis. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote. - Resolution 01-2025-7 — General fund budget amendment, Circuit/Sessions Court, $12,648 (audio upgrades). Moved: Commissioner Nancy Hyder; Second: Commissioner Tom Isham. Outcome: approved by unanimous roll call vote. - Resolution 01-2025-8 — General fund budget amendment, Chancery Court, $18,884 (phone/communications). Moved: Commissioner Nancy Hyder; Second: Commissioner Tom Isham. Outcome: approved by unanimous roll call vote. - Resolution 01-2025-9 — General fund budget amendment, Ambulance Service, $263,490 (replace total loss ambulance). Moved: Commissioner Nancy Hyder; Second: Commissioner Tom Isham. Outcome: approved by unanimous roll call vote. - Resolutions 01-2025-10 through 01-2025-16 — Multiple school-fund amendments (Perkins grant increase, CTSO refund, ARP childcare rollover, SPED preschool reallocation, Early Literacy rollover $16,500, ISMA state grant $28,000, ePlan FY24 carryover match $162,793.70). Moved: Commissioner John Patterson; Second: Commissioner Wendell Wilson. Outcome: approved by unanimous roll call vote. - Resolution 01-2025-17 — Reverse SSIG-141 budget amendment #34, $162,793.70. Moved: Commissioner Darrell Threet; Second: Commissioner Colleen Mall. Outcome: approved by unanimous roll call vote. - Resolution 01-2025-18 — Record rollover from Public-School Security Grant, $274,658.89. Moved: Commissioner John Patterson; Second: Commissioner Wendell Wilson. Outcome: approved by unanimous roll call vote. - Resolution 01-2025-19 — Tentatively add 0.63 miles (3,315 feet) of Grapevine Road to county road list contingent upon resident improvements. Moved: Commissioner Jack Davis; Second: Commissioner Joseph Sherrill. Outcome: approved by unanimous voice vote.
The meeting record shows unanimous support for each motion from the commissioners present. Where votes were recorded as roll calls in the minutes, the motions carried by unanimous roll call vote; where the minutes report voice votes, the chair recorded passage. The meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
