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Cheatham County approves budget amendments including $265,800 to cover EMS payroll shortage
Summary
The commission approved a package of county general fund amendments on Jan. 22, moving funds for sheriff equipment and grants and transferring $265,800 from fund balance to cover Emergency Medical Services payroll shortages in FY23–24; vote was 10–0.
Cheatham County commissioners approved a set of budget amendments at their Jan. 22 regular session, adopting adjustments to the county general fund intended to cover grant reimbursements, equipment purchases and payroll shortfalls.
Director of Accounts Sandrine Batts reported the Budget Committee recommendation. The motion to approve the listed amendments was made by Commissioner Diana Pike Lovell, seconded by Commissioner Mike Breedlove, and passed on a roll-call vote of 10 Yes, 0 No, with two commissioners absent.
Key line items recorded in the minutes include: a $25,000 transfer to Contributions to Other Agencies (Chamber of Commerce), multiple sheriff's department transfers to cover equipment and overtime tied to grants and VCIF/THSO funding (individual line items recorded in the packet), a $149,000 transfer needed for an interlocal agreement payroll with Pegram, and a $265,800 transfer from fund balance to cover an EMS payroll shortage in FY23–24 caused by employees out on illness or injury.
The motion record lists the budget lines moved, funding sources described as "various," and the formal roll-call approving the package. No formal public testimony accompanied the vote; supporting documents and the line-item listing were included in the meeting packet and the minutes.
