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Cheatham County approves QCHC inmate-health contract, Wheel Tax private act and a 40-year lease for 911 call center space
Summary
At the June 24 meeting the commission authorized the County Mayor’s signature on an agreement with QCHC for inmate health services, approved a Wheel Tax private act, and approved a 40-year lease allowing the county emergency communications district to occupy basement space in the Health Department for the 911 call center.
The Cheatham County Legislative Body approved several administrative and contractual items during its June 24 regular session, including a health-services contract for jail inmates, passage of a Wheel Tax private act and a long-term lease for the county’s 911 call center.
County Mayor Kerry McCarver presented the Mayor’s signature authority for an agreement with QCHC covering inmate/detainee health services; commissioners approved the Mayor’s signature by roll-call vote 11–0–1. The body also approved "peace contracts" for multiple county offices (administrative signatures) and an annual inflation adjustment regarding the Cheatham County Sanitary Landfill in line with TDEC guidance; the minutes include a TDEC letter projecting a 3.80% inflation factor and a recalculated financial-assurance amount of $1,268,706.59 for permit SNL11000164 (expansion).
Separately, the County Attorney presented a Wheel Tax private-act resolution that the commission approved (roll-call 11–0–1). The commission approved a lease between Cheatham County and the Cheatham County Emergency Communications District authorizing a 40-year term for 911 call-center space in the basement of the Health Department; the lease terms (40 years with automatic five-year renewals unless prior notice is given) and a $99 nominal prepaid rent were recorded in the packet and approved on roll-call 11–0–1.
Why it matters: the QCHC contract affects delivery of health care to detained persons in county custody; the landfill financial-assurance adjustment is a regulatory compliance step tied to TDEC rules; and the lease secures long-term space for emergency communications operations.
Votes and procedural details
- Resolution 17 (A–C): Mayor’s signature on QCHC agreement and other administrative contracts and the landfill inflation adjustment: approved by roll-call vote 11 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent.
- Resolution 18 (Wheel Tax Private Act): approved by roll-call vote 11 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent.
- Resolution 19 (Leasing arrangement for 911): commission approved a lease for the Cheatham County Emergency Communications District to occupy 2,699+ square feet in the Health Department basement for 40 years; recorded as approved by roll-call 11 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent.
Implementation and records
County staff will execute the QCHC contract and the lease; the TDEC inflation-adjustment paperwork indicates the county’s financial-assurance amendment should be filed with the Department of Environment and Conservation. The meeting packet includes the lease text and the TDEC letter with the inflation-adjusted amount for the landfill permit.
Reporting note: the minutes record motions, roll-call votes and attached documents; they do not include verbatim debate or cost detail for the QCHC contract beyond the statement that the contract copy was attached.
