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Hamblen County Commission approves paving, construction changes, contracts, sponsorship and budget amendments
Summary
The commission approved a slate of routine and time‑sensitive items: construction change directives for the health department, renewal of a sheriff’s lease that removed an indemnity exposure, a contractor mobilization paving authorization for Jaybird Road (after suspending rules), a $400 Tree Day sponsorship, health education loan repayment contract actions and several budget amendments including returned federal CCEIS funds.
The Hamblen County Commission approved multiple agenda items across finance and public services committees, including construction change directives, a paving authorization that was fast‑tracked while contractors were on site, contract renewals and several budget amendments.
Construction change directives: Commissioners approved multiple construction change directives for the Hamblen County Health Department, including a soils/drainage directive for $11,692 and a transom replacement for $8,055 needed to install new sliding glass doors. A longer‑running sewer‑line revision request was vetted by the county’s architects and approved as a revised construction change directive for $78,207.86 to cover 412 linear feet of sewer replacement under concrete.
Paving: With contractors already mobilized, public works staff asked the commission to suspend the standard notice rule and authorize a 0.4‑mile overlay of Jaybird Road (about 650 tons of asphalt) to be done immediately. Commissioners voted to suspend the rules and then approved the paving in a full roll‑call vote; the motion carried. Two commissioners recorded opposing votes during committee consideration and the full‑body vote recorded a majority in favor.
Contracts and sponsorships: The commission renewed a slip and mooring lease between the sheriff’s office and Cherokee Boat Dock LLC after removing an indemnity exposure that had previously concerned county staff. Commissioners also approved a health‑education loan repayment incentive contract (intended to repay a dentist candidate with up to three $100,000 annual payments; the county would pay and the state would reimburse), with the current contract window limiting the county to two payments unless extended. Brandy Jonigan of the Tennessee Environmental Council requested and received a $400 sponsorship (level one) to provide 100 saplings to the county for Tennessee Tree Day.
Budget amendments and other items: The commission approved DOE budget reclassifications that do not affect maintenance of effort, accepted a $40,000 opioid fund allocation previously approved, and authorized returning certain CCEIS funds to the state because the county could not spend them within program restrictions. The sanitation fund recognized approximately $38,000 in insurance reimbursements for a garbage truck that flipped while backing up; no injuries were reported.
Votes: Multiple motions passed by voice vote or roll call. Where recorded, the full roll call for the paving authorization produced a majority in favor (10 yes, 2 no on the recorded roll call during the full‑body proceeding).
