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Claiborne County approves several budget amendments, new reporting requirements and ADA self-evaluation contract
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the commission approved multiple budget amendments for grants and sheriff reimbursements, adopted reporting requirements for the highway, mayor and sheriff offices, and authorized up to roughly $28,980 for a county ADA self-evaluation contract with Partners Development.
The Claiborne County Commission approved a series of budget amendments, administrative reporting requirements and a contract authorization at its Dec. 16 meeting in Tazewell. The measures were approved largely by roll-call votes with no recorded opposition.
Among the budget amendments, the commission approved Resolution 2019-090 to add a $25,000 state Three Star grant to the Three Star budget for fiscal 2019–2020. The commission approved Resolution 2019-093 to record an $8,800 state reimbursement for the sheriff’s department salary supplements (one commissioner abstained due to employment conflict). The commission also approved Resolution 2019-098 authorizing up to $16,000 annually in ATF reimbursement revenue for overtime and matching expenditure lines.
The board combined and approved three Board of Education budget changes: a $36,000 SPIRE grant for vocational equipment (Res. 2019-094), a $1,500 Family Resource grant addition (Res. 2019-095), and $8,615.64 in E-rate technology funds (Res. 2019-096).
Separately, Resolution 2019-091 amended reporting protocols for county operations: the Highway Department must provide reports on road projects every three months; the County Mayor’s office and the Sheriff’s Department were added by amendment to the quarterly reporting requirement; and the Finance Department was directed to provide a monthly listing of all checks and the purposes for disbursement. Commissioners approved the original resolution and both amendments by roll-call.
The commission also approved Resolution 2019-099 to retain Partners Development to perform the county’s required ADA self-evaluation and transition plan. The resolution text lists the evaluation cost as Twenty‑Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Dollars ($28,980); a later signature line in the meeting text lists $28,890. The commission approved the contract and directed payment from undesignated fund surplus transferred to County Buildings-Consultants.
All of the above measures passed at the Dec. 16 meeting. The minutes do not record additional conditions for spending authority beyond standard budgetary controls; specific procurement, contract terms and bond amounts (where applicable) were not detailed in the meeting minutes and will require follow-up with county staff for implementation details.
