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Carter County commissioners adopt 2021-22 budget, adjust animal-control funding
Summary
After sectional votes and amendments, the Carter County Board of Commissioners approved the fiscal-year 2021-22 appropriations (Resolution 803) and fixed the tax levy (Resolution 804). Commissioners amended Rabies & Animal Control funding before adopting a $19,078,212.31 general-fund total.
The Carter County Board of Commissioners adopted the county
The commission ultimately approved Resolution 803, the countys appropriations for fiscal 2021-22, after voting on the budget by section and incorporating amendments. The total General Fund figure recorded for Resolution 803 as adopted was $19,078,212.31. The board also approved Resolution 804, fixing the county tax levy for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021.
Why it mattered: commissioners debated the budget by individual sections rather than voting on an omnibus package; several sections passed easily while others failed on first consideration and were revisited. The board amended the allocation for Rabies & Animal Control (originally listed as $492,603.88) and, after several amendment attempts, approved a reduced allocation of $421,400 with funding shown as $125,000 from the city, $46,400 from donations and the remainder from the county.
What happened: budget committee chair Austin Jaynes moved multiple section votes and amendment motions throughout the meeting. The initial overall motion on Resolution 803 failed on an early roll call (11 yes, 12 no). The commission then considered the budget by section; most sections passed by recorded votes. After votes on individual sections and a final motion to accept Resolution 803 as amended, the full resolution passed by roll call (18 yes, 5 no). Resolution 804 (tax levy) passed by unanimous roll-call vote (23 yes).
Key numbers and provisions recorded in the budget packet included the Sheriff's Office ($5,014,481.35), Jail ($3,971,426.42), Highway/Public Works Fund ($8,657,942.39), and the General Purpose School Fund ($43,229,712.19). Several smaller funds (Solid Waste/Sanitation, Health Department, Drug Control, Central Cafeteria, Head Start, Debt Service) were approved in separate votes with the tallies recorded in the minutes.
Votes and procedure: motions and seconds, and roll-call tallies as recorded in the minutes, are the basis for this account. When commissioners recorded abstentions or no votes they were noted in the official roll-call results; the article reports only the outcomes and the exact tallies recorded in the minutes.
What comes next: the budget and tax levy were adopted and will govern county appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. Any administrative implementation or department-level spending will follow the amounts and categories approved in Resolution 803.
