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Dickson County approves school budget amendment, contracts and routine appointments
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Summary
The commission approved a $19.5 million school budget amendment, reappointed planning and audit committee members, authorized a local agreement with Ignite Broadband, approved a 60-month Pitney Bowes postage meter contract, set a speed limit, and ratified growth plan boundaries in a series of largely uncontested votes.
Dickson County commissioners on April 20 approved a slate of routine motions including a $19.5 million budget amendment for schools, several committee reappointments, and multiple contracts and administrative items.
Steve Haley, representing the Board of Education, requested permission to transfer $19,500,000 from reserve funds into line items. Haley said about $17,000,000 would go to capital outlay for multiple middle school projects and roughly $2,500,000 would cover buses and curriculum and educational purposes. The commission approved the resolution by voice vote after Haley left the presentation open for questions.
Commissioners also approved reappointments to the planning commission (Amanda Berry, Tina Ferris and Todd Lindsey to four-year terms), audit committee reappointments (Fene Miller, Tim Spann and Mary Stacy to two-year terms) and members of the equalization board by voice vote.
A 60-month Pitney Bowes postage meter contract for the county administration building at $345.31 per month was approved without discussion. The commission authorized the county to enter a local agreement with Ignite Broadband that allows the county to purchase phone and data equipment and subscribe to Ignite services without separate bidding; the item had previously been discussed at a prior meeting. The commission ratified growth plan boundaries and approved setting a 30 mph speed limit on Old Stage Road following the sheriff's recommendation. A speed study for Murrow Road was discussed and deferred until staff completes work expected by the next meeting.
Administrative housekeeping included approval of a long list of notaries submitted by the clerk and an announcement that the next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. in the commission chambers at the county administration building.
All items described above were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition; where specific dollar amounts or terms were raised in discussion they are recorded as presented to the commission.
