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Commissioners approve budget amendments after hearing concerns about detention center overrun and foster care costs
Summary
Rutherford County commissioners approved multiple budget amendments to cover items from HVAC repairs to foster care reimbursements and juvenile detention costs, while pressing staff about a detention center security system overrun that raised restitution questions.
Rutherford County commissioners on the evening agenda approved a package of budget amendments covering library HVAC work, sheriff’s reimbursements and donations including funds for a drug dog, youth detention costs, senior center donations for a pickleball court and meals, library digital materials and multiple DSS program adjustments.
Deputy County Manager and Finance Director Kamala Roach presented the amendments and walked the board through June estimates. Roach…
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