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Cheatham County approves 2019–20 budgets and a 2.4766 tax levy after roll-call votes
Summary
Cheatham County commissioners on July 22, 2019 approved the county and school budgets, several fund appropriations and a combined tax levy of 2.4766 after votes on amendments and adjustments to fire and jail funds.
Cheatham County’s Legislative Body approved the county’s 2019–2020 budget package and a combined tax levy of 2.4766 during a special called session July 22 in Ashland City.
The meeting record shows Commissioner Gary Binkley moved, with David Anderson seconding, to approve the 2019–2020 School Fund (budget document, appropriations document and supporting tax levy). Two attempts to amend the School Fund by increasing Education Debt — a $0.04 proposal and a $0.03 proposal — both failed by roll-call votes (each 6–5, with one commissioner absent). The main School Fund motion passed 7–4 (1 absent).
Commissioners also approved a package of county funds including Courthouse and Jail Maintenance (Fund 112), Solid Waste/Sanitation (Fund 116), Drug Control (Fund 122), Unemployment Compensation (Fund 130), Highway/Public Works (Fund 131), General Debt Service (Fund 151), General Capital Projects (Fund 171) and Other Capital Projects—Vehicles (Fund 178). That package passed unanimously among those present (11–0, 1 absent).
On the Fire Tax Levy, the body approved an amendment that changed the Kingston Springs Rural rate from 0.2900 to 0.2000. Following that amendment, the amended Fire Tax Levy passed by roll-call vote 9–2 (1 absent). The final overall tax levy approved for 2019–2020 included: County General 1.1669; Highway/Roads 0.0527; Education Debt Service 0.1330; General Debt Service 0.0523; Solid Waste/Sanitation 0.0826; General Purpose Schools 0.7789; Capital Projects 0.0157; Capital Projects/Vehicles 0.0547; Capital Projects/Jail 0.1399 — totaling 2.4766.
The commissioners debated staffing and capital allocations for the jail. A motion to reduce three proposed additional jailors to two failed by roll-call vote 1–10 (1 absent). Separately, commissioners approved a motion to reserve interest earned in the Jail Fund so it would remain in that fund; that reservation passed unanimously 11–0 (1 absent), and the Jail Fund motion as amended later passed 8–3 (1 absent).
Procedurally, the clerk recorded roll-call votes for each motion; the minutes show one absence and some entries marked “Pass/Yes” or “Pass/No” for Commissioner Ann Jarreau in a few roll calls as recorded in the minutes. Where the minutes list roll-call names and tallies, this article reports the outcomes as recorded rather than inferring unrecorded intent.
The meeting was called to order at the General Sessions Courtroom; after completing business the body adjourned at 6:27 P.M.
