Budget committee approves broad slate of transfers and resolutions; votes at a glance

The Williamson County Budget Committee on May 4 approved a series of budget transfers and resolutions, carrying most measures by unanimous voice votes.

The committee approved routine transfers for county departments, including a $700 transfer for judges’ communications, a $1,504,000 reclassification in property management, multiple sheriff’s department reclassifications (including $52,000 to tactical and $31,000 to uniforms), and a $3,000 reallocation for the county animal center.

On formal appropriations, the committee approved an intent-to-fund reallocation of $659,848 to pay for four special-education growth buses; a roughly $5.5 million request for school capital needs (asphalt, roofs and turf); a $15.893 million school security and technology request; a $100,000 appropriation for courthouse planning and site work; and a $1,000,000 amendment to the solid-waste budget for winter-storm Fern recovery.

Other approvals included a $29,067.50 library appropriation funded by donations, a series of smaller health‑department donations (including $1,516 and $850 for prevention work and a backpack giveaway), a $19,791.48 parks donation to buy all‑terrain wheelchairs, a $120,000 conditional donation to finish a volunteer fire station garage, and a grant agreement authorizing mental health funding for a Williamson County Mental Health Court coordinator.

The committee also approved personnel‑policy amendments, set the hotel/motel tax at 4% for fiscal 2026‑27, authorized interlocal autopsy service agreements with municipalities (responding to a new Tennessee code), and approved a late-file capital appropriation of $1,292,224 from the solid‑waste fund to purchase equipment including a horizontal grinder.

Votes at a glance (all outcomes as recorded during the meeting): - Transfers and small reclassifications (multiple items): approved, voice votes recorded as unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑5 (reallocate $659,848 for four growth buses): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑6 (school capital—$5,508,000 intent to fund): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑7 (school security/technology—$15,893,000 intent to fund): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑8 (courthouse study—$100,000): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑9 (registered deeds accrual—$13,000): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑10 (highway final payment—$831,491.13): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑11 (library—$29,067.50): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑12 (health donation—$1,516): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑13 (backpack giveaway donation—$850): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑14 (solid waste winter-storm expense—$1,000,000): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑15 (parks donation—$19,791.48): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑16 (fire station garage donation—$120,000): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑17 through 5‑26‑19 (sheriff/grant adjustments, rollover funds): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑20 (water infrastructure pass-through—$1,035,109.50, TDEC/ARPA): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑22 (mental health grant authorization): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑24 (animal center trap fee increase): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑25 (dental services contract—up to $175,800): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑28 (personnel policy amendments): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑34 (hotel/motel tax rate, 4%): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑35 (interlocal autopsy agreements): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑36 (second amendment to Columbia Ave purchase agreement, 180‑day due diligence extension): approved, unanimous. - Resolution 5‑26‑38 (late-file capital appropriation from solid‑waste fund—$1,292,224): approved, unanimous.

Where votes were recorded, the chair called for voice votes and noted unanimous approval. The committee did not register roll‑call tallies for these items during the meeting.

Next steps: several measures (notably the Columbia Avenue real‑estate action and the late‑file bond/publication item) will return to the full commission for final consideration as required by county process.