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Mayor Mark Ward lists appointments, budget moves and $800,000 DRA match pledge in Benton County agenda
Summary
Agenda items presented by Mayor Mark Ward included appointments to county boards, multiple school budget appropriations, a $2,000 donation to the senior center, and a proposal to commit up to $800,000 in county match for a $2 million Delta Regional Authority Critical Infrastructure Fund sewer project; the transcript records agenda items but does not show votes or outcomes.
Mayor Mark Ward presented a slate of resolutions that included appointments, budget appropriations and a proposed county grant match to support a sewer extension and other economic development projects.
The mayor introduced resolutions to appoint Jonathan Bailey to the Benton County Parks and Recreation Board and Jody Mock to the Benton County Animal Shelter Board, each for four-year terms. Mark Florence, listed in the agenda as “DOE,” was shown as author of multiple school-budget resolutions to allocate funds received from TVA, the Public Schools Security Grant, the Healthy Schools Challenge Grant, and the Health Students Strong Learners Grant.
In finance and infrastructure items, the agenda lists a resolution to commit up to $800,000 in Benton County grant-match funding toward a $2 million Delta Regional Authority Critical Infrastructure Fund (DRA CIF) grant to extend sewer service to the Smith property on Highway 70 and the Highway 70 Bypass in Camden, Tennessee. The agenda also includes a $2,000 contribution to the Benton County Senior Citizens Center from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Benton County Electric System, a resolution to appropriate $200,000 to cover a reimbursable grant (source not specified in the agenda text), and a separate item to budget $38,877.87 in reimbursable-grant funds to the airport budget.
Other listed items included authorization for the mayor to apply for and execute contracts related to a Discover business credit card for the Benton County Highway Department, a proposal to allow donated labor and materials to build a “catio” at the animal shelter, and an agenda line for appointment of notaries. The agenda also included a citizens forum slot and an adjournment line; the transcript provided records the agenda items but does not record motions, votes, or final outcomes for the listed resolutions.
The agenda entries reference a mix of local operations (senior services, airport, highway department, animal shelter), school budget allocations, and a proposed infrastructure match aimed at supporting economic development along Highway 70. The transcript does not show whether any of the listed resolutions were moved, seconded, or adopted during the meeting; outcomes and votes are not specified in the provided text.
Next steps: The agenda indicates those items were presented for consideration; the record provided here does not include formal vote tallies or final action. Additional minutes or a full meeting record would be needed to confirm approvals or implementation timelines.
