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Bedford County commission approves routine budget amendments, contracts and property transfers
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The Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine actions — including budget amendments, multi-year contracts, EMS write-offs, and a parcel transfer tied to the city’s Riverwalk grant — and extended a university broadband partnership with no county cost.
The Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on a series of routine items at its meeting, including budget amendments, contracts, and a small property transfer tied to the city’s Riverwalk project.
The commission approved the minutes from the March 10 meeting, elected notaries for May, and renewed members of the Board of Equalization (David Crump, Larry Hasty, Reed Farmer and Joanne Gaunt). The board also approved County Budget Amendment No. 3 and School Budget Amendment No. 3, and ratified greater-than-one-year contracts for the Highway Department and the finance department’s technology services. The EMS March write-offs were approved as presented for audit purposes.
Chair (functional label) said the Riverwalk request involved ‘‘a small sliver of property’’ roughly 12 feet wide along the chain-link fence area, and moved to transfer that parcel to the city so upgrades funded by a state grant could proceed; the commission approved the transfer on voice vote.
Commissioners heard reports from county offices: the register of deeds reported 3,293 documents recorded this quarter and $656,565.71 in revenue; the interim property assessor said reappraisal change notices will be mailed April 17 and informal hearings will run through May 1, with the county board scheduled to meet June 1–12 for appeals.
All motions were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote unless otherwise noted. No recorded roll-call tallies were given in the transcript.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of March 10 minutes — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - Election of notaries for May — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - Board of Equalization appointments (David Crump; Larry Hasty; Reed Farmer; Joanne Gaunt) — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - Emergency communications memorandum (city participation in county ECC) — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - Riverwalk parcel transfer to city (approx. 12-foot path) — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - County Budget Amendment No. 3 — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - Highway Department contract (greater-than-one-year) — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - EMS March write-offs — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - School Budget Amendment No. 3 — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - Finance department multi-year technology contract — approved (motion, second; voice vote). - University of Tennessee broadband partnership extension (two years; no county cost) — approved (see separate article).
The commission adjourned after routine announcements. The transcript records voice votes and approvals but does not include detailed recorded tallies; where a vote involved a voice vote the outcome is recorded as approved in the minutes.
