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TWRA director says audit findings resolved, warns pay mandates drained reserves
Summary
The committee advanced a four-year extension for the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission after Director Jason Maxodon told senators two audit findings had been resolved and explained the agency covered a roughly $10 million mandated pay increase from operating funds.
Executive Director Jason Maxodon and members of the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission appeared to request a four-year extension. Maxodon reported the agency had resolved two audit findings and described the commission's community-service and emergency-response activities.
On funding, Maxodon said the agency followed state human-resources mandates and covered pay raises from its wildlife operating budget because TWRA did not receive recurring general fund dollars; he estimated "that was a little over $10,000,000 to the agency." The committee discussed possible general-fund relief and voted to advance SB 15-54 to the calendar committee with nine ayes recorded.
