Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/15/2024 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Blount County Courthouse, Room 430
Live stream via https://zoom.us/join Zoom Meeting ID: 834 4334 4496
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Attachments: Information for Commission Meeting Scheduled for August 15, 2024
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24-196 11. MinutesMinutes of Regular Commission Meeting on July 18, 2024.approved  Action details Not available
24-197 12. MinutesMinutes of Called Commission Meeting on July 18, 2024.approved  Action details Not available
RES 24-285 13. ResolutionApproval of Bonds and Oaths.adopted  Action details Not available
24-187 14. ReportNotaries to be Elected.approvedPass Action details Video Video
24-188 15. ReportReceiving of Reports. (INFORMATION ONLY)received and filed  Action details Not available
24-193 16. ReportJuly 2024 Financial Reports. (INFORMATION ONLY)received and filed  Action details Not available
24-173 17. ReportBlount County Highway Department's Employee Handbook. (INFORMATION ONLY)received and filed  Action details Not available
24-175 18. ReportBlount County Sheriff's Office Employee Policy and Procedure Manual. (INFORMATION ONLY)received and filed  Action details Not available
24-176 19. ReportBlount County Public Library Employee Handbook. (INFORMATION ONLY)received and filed  Action details Not available
24-190 110. AppointmentTuckaleechee Utility District of Blount County, Tennessee, Order Appointing Commissioner Kenny Myers to Serve a 4-Year Term. (INFORMATION ONLY)received and filed  Action details Not available
24-194 11. AppointmentAudit Committee (Term to Expire 09/01/2025) Reappointment of Ms. Karen McKee.approvedPass Action details Video Video
24-195 12. AppointmentAudit Committee (Term to Expire 09/01/2025) Appointment of Mr. Nick Meals to Fill the Vacancy of Mr. Lee Gowan.approvedPass Action details Video Video
24-189 13. AppointmentBoard of Zoning Appeals (5-Year Term) Reappointment of Joe Everett.approvedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-292 11. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-001, Budget Increase - Animal Center -$16,740.00 (Appropriate grant funds for the health care benefit line for the veterinarian position recently filled). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0). adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-293 12. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-002, Budget Increase – BCSO - $157,817.00 (Appropriate funds for a Juvenile Court officer ($80,317.00) and a vehicle ($77,500.00) to support full-time operations for a third courtroom). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-294 13. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-003, Budget Increase – Development - $144,000.00 (Appropriate funds approved during FY25 Budget process to purchase three vehicles nearing end of useful life). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-295 14. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-004, Budget Increase – Highway Capital - $234,612.33 (Appropriate funds to purchase a triaxle dump truck to meet increased paving demands by transporting more product and finishing projects more quickly than with the current equipment). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (4-1).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-296 15. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-005, Budget Increase – Highway Capital - $174,627.45 Appropriate funds to purchase a second skid steer to increase efficiency by avoiding work crews having to wait on equipment. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-297 16. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-006, Budget Increase - Highway Capital - $155,794.88 (Appropriate funds to purchase a mini excavator for the tiling crews to work in tight areas to reduce the amount of work being done by shovels). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0). adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-299 17. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-007, Budget Increase - Highway - $150,000.00 (Appropriate funds approved during FY25 Budget process to purchase salt and road treatment materials for winter storm preparation). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-300 18. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-008, Budget Increase – Highway Capital - $89,515.00 (Appropriate funds to purchase a Ford F550 (shop truck) to make fleet repairs in the field, reducing the amount of down time on the job site). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-303 19. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-009, Budget Increase – Highway - $4,078.85 (Appropriate Insurance recovery funds for guardrail repairs following a motor vehicle accident on Peterson Lane). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-218 110. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-012, A Resolution That Approves an Agreement Term Which Extends Beyond the End of the Fiscal Year with Caremark and EHPC for the Administration of Employee Prescription Benefits.adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-219 111. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-013, A Resolution to Adopt the Medical Premium Rate Structure for Blount County, Tennessee, Effective January 1, 2025.adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-220 112. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-014, A Resolution to Adopt the Dental Premium Rate Structure for Blount County, Tennessee, Effective January 1, 2025.adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-221 113. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-015, A Resolution Amending the Blount County, Tennessee, Employee Handbook of Policies and Work Rules.adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-239 114. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-016, A Resolution Amending the Classification and Compensation Policy for Blount County, Tennessee.adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-277 115. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-017, Illicit Discharge: A Resolution Adopting Regulations to Protect Water Quality in the Unincorporated Areas of Blount County, Tennessee, by Prohibiting, Suppressing, and Preventing the Contamination of Storm Water by Illicit Discharge of Pollutants.amendedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-277 115. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-017, Illicit Discharge: A Resolution Adopting Regulations to Protect Water Quality in the Unincorporated Areas of Blount County, Tennessee, by Prohibiting, Suppressing, and Preventing the Contamination of Storm Water by Illicit Discharge of Pollutants.adoptedFail Action details Video Video
RES 24-298 116. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-018, Water Quality Buffer: A Resolution Establishing a Water Quality Buffer and Related Regulation of Streams, Rivers, Wetlands, Ponds and Lakes in Blount County, Tennessee.denied  Action details Not available
RES 24-301 117. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-019, Storm Water Quality Management: A Resolution Establishing Storm Water Quality Management Criteria in the Urbanized Area of Blount County, Tennessee.denied  Action details Not available
RES 24-304 118. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-020, Water Quality Protection: A Resolution Adopting Regulations to Protect Water Quality in the Urbanized Area of Blount County, Tennessee, by Prohibiting, Suppressing, and Preventing the Contamination of Storm Water by Grading, Erosion, and Sedimentation.denied  Action details Not available
RES 24-278 319. ResolutionResolution No. 24-08-021, A Resolution for the Blount County Highway Department to Enter Into an Inter Local Agreement with the Maryville-Alcoa Central Traffic Operations (MACTO) Group.adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 24-289 120. ResolutionSetting of a Zoning Public Hearing to Amend the Zoning Map of Blount County, Tennessee, from R-1 (Rural District 1) to RAC (Rural Arterial Commercial) for a 3.194 Acre Portion of a 5.014 Parcel Located at 5212 U.S. Highway 411S. The property is identified as part of tax map 100 parcel 009.02.approvedPass Action details Video Video