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Hardeman County approves seven budget amendments and adds $10 court fee to fund renovations
Summary
The commission approved seven county budget amendments (roll call 16–0), adopted a $10 per-case litigation fee under TCA 67-4-601(b) expected to raise roughly $23,000–$25,000 annually, and passed a resolution declining to buy tax-sale properties deemed environmental risks.
Hardeman County commissioners voted Feb. 17 to approve seven county budget amendments covering items including voter-notification funding for election center changes, allocation of state grant reimbursements for airport improvements, a development line-item transfer to cover health insurance shortfalls, juvenile-court funding for ankle-monitor services (to be recovered from parents), and three transfers for the sheriff’s office to cover communications equipment and vehicle maintenance.
Commissioner Johnny Lanier moved to accept the package of amendments and Commissioner Jackie Sain seconded; roll-call vote was 16 Aye, 0 Nay. The record shows the amendments were approved collectively.
Separately, commissioners approved a resolution to add a $10 fee to criminal and civil court cases under Tennessee Code Annotated 67-4-601(b). The commission’s resolution estimates the fee will generate roughly $23,000–$25,000 annually to offset building renovation costs; the measure passed by roll call, 16 Aye, 0 Nay. The commission also passed, by acclamation, a policy that the county will not purchase properties deemed environmental risks at tax sale, specifically referencing Kellogg and Associates, Inc.
No additional details about the renovation project timeline or the exact application of fee revenue were provided in the meeting record; commissioners indicated the fee is intended to offset renovation costs but did not specify a budget line-item during the Feb. 17 session.
