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Legislative Body approves budget amendments and $918,700 note to buy nine school buses
Summary
On Dec. 16 Cheatham County approved multiple General Fund amendments, a $35,000 Solid Waste amendment, and a three‑year capital outlay note not to exceed $918,700 to purchase nine school buses; all motions passed with roll call votes recorded in the minutes.
Cheatham County’s Legislative Body approved several budget amendments and authorized financing to replace school buses during its Dec. 16 meeting.
Director of Accounts Sandrine Batts presented Budget Committee recommendations that the Legislative Body approved by roll call. General Fund amendments listed in the minutes included small appropriations for South Cheatham Library ($135.50 and $105.00), EMS ($2,847.37), County Buildings ($37,713.00), Sheriff ($10,000.00 and $18,000.00), and the Election Commission ($381.70). The minutes record the funding source for those amendments as "Various." Budget Committee also recommended a Solid Waste/Sanitation Fund amendment for Convenience Centers amounting to $35,000, funded from unused budgeted funds; that motion passed as recorded (Resolution 7).
Separately, the Legislative Body approved a Three‑Year Capital Outlay Note for the purchase of nine school buses not to exceed $918,700; the motion (moved by Tim Williamson, seconded by Eugene O. Evans, Sr.) was approved by roll call vote (Resolution 8). The minutes list the funding source for the buses as note proceeds. The school board recorded a related vote of 5 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent in the minutes.
All budget and financing motions noted in the minutes passed with recorded votes (see Resolutions 6–8). The minutes do not include financing terms for the note beyond the three‑year length or a bus vendor name; those details are not specified in the meeting minutes and would require follow‑up with county finance staff.
