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Hickman County commission approves $2.57 million in budget amendments, OKs several resolutions including short-term storm loan
Summary
The commission approved eight budget amendments totaling about $2.57 million (including more than $2.25 million for heart monitors and CPR devices), authorized penalties for exempt properties, allowed the sheriff to retain certain departmental sale revenues and agreed to a short-term loan to cover winter-storm cleanup costs.
The Hickman County Commission on March 23 approved a package of eight budget amendments totaling about $2,567,516 and adopted several county resolutions, including authorization for the sheriff’s office to retain certain sale proceeds and a short-term loan for winter-storm cleanup.
In roll-call votes that were repeatedly recorded as 12 yes, 2 absent, commissioners approved budget amendment 26-50 — the largest item at $2,259,377.41 — to fund heart monitors and CPR devices. A committee member who moved the amendment described it as, “some of the money that we'll be using for the heart monitors and the CPR devices.” The commission also approved smaller amendments to move ARPA funds ($88,302.34, 26-51), record insurance recovery for vehicle maintenance ($22,986.80, 26-52), provide sheriff salary supplements ($4,000, 26-53), update planning software funding ($8,000, 26-54), cover maintenance needs ($7,750, 26-55), reclassify a security grant related to special education ($176,099.31, 26-56), and a $1,000 request for sheriff trailer repairs (26-57).
Commissioners also approved resolution 26-10, authorizing penalty fees to be applied to exempt properties when county lien filings or administrative actions are required. The solid waste committee framed the change as a cost-recovery measure intended to encourage property owners to claim exemptions and avoid repeated filings.
Two sheriff-related resolutions were adopted. Resolution 26-11 authorizes the Hickman County Sheriff’s Office to retain revenue generated from the sale of nicotine patches in the county jail; resolution 26-12 allows the sheriff’s department to retain proceeds from the sale of donated or surplus equipment for departmental use. Both measures were discussed briefly and approved by roll call.
On debt and storm recovery, staff described a loan term the commission approved in resolution 26-13: the best quote obtained was from First Federal Bank at 3.6 percent, for a two-year term with an option to renew for an additional year and no payments due until June 2028. Crystal, a county staff member who addressed the commission, said the loan would be run through a capital-outlay fund separate from operating funds and that FEMA reimbursements would be applied to pay the debt when they arrive; she cautioned that FEMA reimbursements can take years to materialize.
By the meeting’s end, the commission had adopted the amended agenda, confirmed appointments and notaries, and addressed packet- and tablet-related logistics for upcoming meetings.
Next steps: staff will proceed with implementation of the approved budget amendments, notify appointed individuals, and administer the loan through the capital outlay fund while pursuing FEMA reimbursement.
