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Monroe County commission approves budget amendments, grants and copier leases
Summary
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a series of budget amendments, donations, grant applications and multi-year copier leases, including rodeo sponsorships, a Department of Justice grant application, and highway safety and DUI-reduction grant applications; several items prompted brief clarifications during roll call.
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved multiple resolutions on routine fiscal and grant matters during the meeting.
Resolutions approved included an amendment to accept $6,250 in sponsorship money for the Monroe County Rodeo (Resolution 042A-26) and an amendment to accept $1,550 in donations to tourism and animal control (Resolution 0428-268). The board also authorized multi-year lease and maintenance agreements for copiers used by the Board of Education: Resolution 0428-26B (Title One department, monthly payment $480) and Resolution 0428-26C (special education budget, 63 months, $243 per month).
The board approved an amendment to the maintenance budget to accept $40 in restitution for damage to a justice center door (Resolution 0428-26D) and accepted state training supplement funds for the Monroe County Ambulance Budget (Resolution 0428-26E; amount as shown in the transcript reads ‘15,000 $200’, which is unclear). The board authorized the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department to apply for a Department of Justice residential substance abuse treatment grant listed as $62,900 over two years (Resolution 0428-26F); a commissioner clarified the grant’s match is to be provided via employee hours funded through an EDP grant rather than out-of-pocket county funds. The commission also authorized applications to the Tennessee Highway Safety Office for crash-reduction funding (up to $51,000; Resolution 0428-26G) and a DUI-reduction grant (up to $10,000; Resolution 0428-26H).
Other routine business included declaring shared vehicles and military equipment surplus with intent to sell and approving budget amendments for the Monroe County Board of Education. Each resolution was moved, seconded, and passed by roll call with affirmative responses from present commissioners.
Next steps: Implementation responsibilities were assigned as described in each resolution; no further substantive debate or amendments were recorded during the meeting.
