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Commission reviews grants and equipment purchases: litter grant, tractor procurement and workforce grant
Summary
The commission heard several fiscal items including a $127,300 TDOT litter‑prevention grant (zero match), a $179,896.65 highway tractor purchase to replace an inoperable unit, and a Tennessee Youth Employment Program grant of $442,763 that requires no match; the EMS grant (626-39) was deferred for handling at a later meeting.
At the June 3 agenda meeting the commission reviewed multiple routine fiscal items across public works, economic development and safety.
Resolution 626-36 authorizes the county mayor to apply for and accept a Tennessee Department of Transportation litter‑prevention and trash‑collection grant of $127,300 for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027; a county chief said the award is one of three sources used in alternative sentencing programs, is funded from the malt beverage tax and that approximately $44,000–$45,000 of the grant will support education and billboard programs. The grant was described as zero match.
Resolution 626-37 would approve the purchase of a Kabato M6-11 DTC F1 tractor with diamond mower from a cooperative vendor for $179,896.65 for the highway department to replace an inoperable machine; staff said the old unit will be kept for scrap and a budget transfer will be processed to move funds into capital outlay.
Resolution 626-41 was read as acceptance of a Tennessee Youth Employment Program grant of $442,763 requiring no match; the clerk read the amount and staff indicated the county would amend Office of Economic and Community Development budgets once the contract is finalized.
Resolution 626-39 (Emergency Management Performance Grant) was read but deferred to the next meeting for additional handling; the clerk read an amount recorded in the transcript with a formatting error (143,86753), which staff will clarify in the record.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about funding sources and timing, and staff said the items would be taken up at a regular meeting with supporting documentation.
