Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/18/2024 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Blount County Courthouse, Room 430
Live stream via https://zoom.us/join Zoom Meeting ID: 898 2163 5691
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Information for Commission Meeting Scheduled for January 18, 2024
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24-021 11. MinutesMinutes of Regular Commission Meeting on December 14, 2023.approved  Action details Not available
RES 24-001 12. ResolutionApproval of Bonds and Oaths.adopted  Action details Not available
24-002 13. ReportNotaries to be Elected.approved  Action details Not available
24-003 14. ReportReceiving of Reports (Information Only).received and filed  Action details Not available
24-014 15. ReportDecember 2023 Financial Reports (Information Only).received and filed  Action details Not available
24-018 11. AppointmentBlount Memorial Hospital Board of Directors (3-Year Term - posted on Workshop Agenda as 2-year term) Reappointment of Chris Flynn.approvedPass Action details Video Video
24-017 12. AppointmentIndustrial Development Board and Health & Educational Facilities Board of Blount County (6-Year Term) Appoint one (1) of the following: Justin Marcus, President of Joseph Construction Company; Rick Shepard, Retired Banker and Staff Member at Leadership Blount; or Kevin Painter, Partner of LeConte Wealth Management.approvedPass Action details Video Video
24-005 13. AppointmentBudget Committee (1-Year Term) Confirmation of Mayoral Appointments of Ms. Sharon Hannum and Commissioners Jared Anderson, Nick Bright, and Mike Caylor.approved  Action details Not available
24-004 14. AppointmentJail Inspection Committee (1-Year Term) Reappointments of Mr. Keith Brock, Ms. Sharon Hannum, and Dr. Bob Ramsey.approved  Action details Not available
RES 24-010 11. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-001. Budget Increase – General Schools Fund - $293,500.00 (Appropriate funds for construction of new concessions and bathroom building at the William Blount High School softball facility). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-011 12. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-002. Budget Increase – General Schools Fund - $187,847.88 (Accept and appropriate State Special Education Grant for Preschool students with disabilities; this is a one-time, non-recurring state grant). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-012 13. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-003. Budget Increase – Central Services Capital - $496,496.50 (Appropriate capital funds to replace the roof on Probation and Recovery Court Building). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-013 14. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-004. Budget Increase – Central Services Capital - $290,835.00 (Reappropriate funds from a state grant for capital projects, from prior year, to apply toward approved FY24 capital projects). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-014 15. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-005. Budget Increase – Highway - $2,000,000.00 (Appropriate funds from Local Option Sales Tax for Asphalt to allow for State-aid Paving (State-aid Paving program offers a 98/2 split with Blount County). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-015 16. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-006. Budget Increase – Highway Capital - $460,000.00 (Appropriate funds to repair the bridge on Wildwood Road. This is a state-aid project with the split of 98/2 by the state). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-016 17. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-007. Budget Increase – Highway Capital - $250,770.50 (Appropriate funds to repair the Bethlehem Church Bridge. This is a state-aid project with the split of 98/2 by the state). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-017 18. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-008. Budget Increase – Highway Capital - $49,000.00 (Appropriate funds to reimburse Fort Loudoun Electric Coop for power line relocation required for the North Springview Railroad Bridge Project). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-018 19. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-009. Budget Increase – Animal Center - $30,089.70 (Appropriate funds from donation reserve fund balance to bridge the Veterinarian transition period, up to 90 days, to support continuity of services). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-019 110. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-010. Budget Increase - Central Services - $325,000.00 (Appropriate funds for Juniper Advisory, LLC. Agreement to form a strategic affiliation with Blount Memorial Hospital). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-019 110. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-010. Budget Increase - Central Services - $325,000.00 (Appropriate funds for Juniper Advisory, LLC. Agreement to form a strategic affiliation with Blount Memorial Hospital). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Action details Video Video
RES 24-030 111. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-012. Budget Increase - Contributions to Other Agencies- $67,500.00 (Appropriate funds from State Opioid funds to support collaborative effort with McNabb Center, State of Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and The Clayton Foundation to provide housing on Sevierville Road for women with substance use disorder). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-032 112. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-013. A Resolution to authorize Blount County to affiliate with Juniper Advisory, LLC. for consulting services as it relates to Blount Memorial Hospital. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-006 113. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-015, A Resolution Classifying the Roads of Blount County, Tennessee.adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-037 114. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-016, Resolution to Approve Permanent Right of Way Easement Relative to Public Improvements to Cold Springs Road and Cold Springs Bridge.adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-036 115. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-017, Resolution to Abandon a Portion of Cold Springs Road as a Public County Road.adopted  Action details Not available
RES 24-031 116. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-014, A Resolution by the Blount County Board of Commissioners Opposing the Education Freedom Scholarship Act.postponedFail Action details Video Video
RES 24-031 116. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-014, A Resolution by the Blount County Board of Commissioners Opposing the Education Freedom Scholarship Act.amendedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-031 116. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-014, A Resolution by the Blount County Board of Commissioners Opposing the Education Freedom Scholarship Act.amendedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-031 116. ResolutionResolution No. 24-01-014, A Resolution by the Blount County Board of Commissioners Opposing the Education Freedom Scholarship Act.adopted as amendedPass Action details Video Video