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Meeting Name: Commission Workshop Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/9/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Blount County Courthouse, Room 430
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26-135 11. MinutesCommission Workshop Minutes for June 11, 2026.   Not available Not available
RES 26-214 11. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-012, A Proclamation Honoring Gaye Hasty for Her Dedicated Service to the Citizens of Blount County, Tennessee.   Not available Not available
RES 26-225 12. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-014, Proclamation of the Blount County Commission Honoring the National Champions of the Presidential Artificial Intelligence Competition   Not available Not available
RES 26-218 13. ResolutionApproval of Bonds and Oaths.   Not available Not available
26-142 14. ReportNotaries to be Elected.   Not available Not available
26-140 15. ReportReceiving of Reports. (INFORMATION ONLY)   Not available Not available
26-145 1a. ReportJune 2026 Financial Reports. (INFORMATION ONLY)   Not available Not available
26-141 16. ReportCertified Election Results for May 5, 2026.   Not available Not available
26-136 17. AppointmentBlount County Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners (4-Year Term) Mayoral Appointment of Jerry Phillips, Seat 3. (INFORMATION ONLY)   Not available Not available
RES 26-236 11. ResolutionBCSO Grant Application – $73,800.00 – (To apply for FY27 Litter Grant; no matching funds are required.) Referred to full Commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee. (4-0)   Not available Video Video
RES 26-234 12. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-006, Budget Increase – Library - $27,800.00 (Appropriate Library fund balance for repairs to correct plumbing issues in the Learning Lab.) Referred to full Commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee. (4-0)   Not available Video Video
RES 26-235 13. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-007, Budget Increase – Health Department -$4,027.21 (Accept and appropriate FY27 State DGA Grant for Health Department personnel and operations; these funds are reimbursed by the State; No matching funds are required.) Referred to full Commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee. (4-0)   Not available Video Video
RES 26-229 1a. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-001, Budget Increase - Debt Service and General Fund - $8,000,000.00 (Enter into an agreement with Industrial Development Board for the purchase of Alcoa South Plant.) Forwarded to full Commission without recommendation by the Budget Committee.   Not available Video Video
RES 26-229 1a. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-001, Budget Increase - Debt Service and General Fund - $8,000,000.00 (Enter into an agreement with Industrial Development Board for the purchase of Alcoa South Plant.) Forwarded to full Commission without recommendation by the Budget Committee.   Not available Video Video
RES 26-230 1b. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-002, Budget Increase - Debt Service - $5,000,000.00 (Enter into an agreement with TDOT, for right of way acquisition for the extension of Pellissippi Parkway.) Referred to full Commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee. (3-1)   Not available Video Video
RES 26-231 1c. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-003, Budget Increase – Various Departments - $2,154,682.10 (Re-appropriate funds from prior year to support ongoing projects.) Referred to full Commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee. (4-0)   Not available Video Video
RES 26-232 1d. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-004, Budget Increase – Central Services - $465,375.00 (Appropriate Federal Opioid funds to fund the Substance Use Residential Treatment Facility in Blount County; no matching funds are required.) Referred to full Commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee. (4-0)   Not available Video Video
RES 26-233 1e. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-005, Budget Adjustment – County Maintenance - $263,332.00 (Adjust appropriation to recognize revenues and expenses related to the County Maintenance for the Blount County Library.) Referred to full Commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee. (4-0)   Not available Video Video
RES 26-237 1  ResolutionBCSO Grant Application – $1,575,000.00 – (To apply for FY27 School Security Officer Grant for 21 SROs at $75,000.00 each; no matching funds are required.) Referred to full Commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee. (4-0)   Not available Video Video
26-138 1a. AppointmentThe Industrial Development Board of Blount County & the Cities of Alcoa and Maryville, Tennessee, and The Health & Educational Facilities Board of Blount County, Tennessee, submits for a reappointment, along with alternate candidates, to fill the upcoming expiring term of Matt Murray’s seat to an additional six-year term. The candidates are ranked in order of preference: Reappointment: • Matt Murray, former Professor of Economics, University of Tennessee - Knoxville Alternate Candidates: • Tracy Queen, General Manager, ICC International • David Shanks, President, Shanks and Associates   Not available Video Video
26-137 1b. AppointmentThe Smoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority requests the reappointment of two candidates, along with alternate candidates, to fill two seats with expiring terms, each one is a six-year term on the Board of Directors. The candidates are ranked in order of preference: Reappointment: • Joy Carver, Owner, Dandy Lions Gifts • Chad Rochelle, Owner, Dogwood Cabin Alternate Candidates: • Cassie Halley, CEO, Company Distilling • Carmen Simpher, CEO, Little Arrow Outdoor Resort   Not available Not available
26-146 1c. AppointmentTellico Reservoir Development Agency Board of Directors (Six-Year Term) Mayoral Recommendation to Reappoint Randy Massey.   Not available Not available
RES 26-217 14. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-013, A Resolution to Add Employees to Government Crime Insurance Policy in Lieu of Statutory Bonds.   Not available Video Video
RES 26-238 15. ResolutionResolution No. 26-07-015, A Resolution of the Blount County Commission Expressing Its Support for Providing Members of the Blount County Board of Education With a Compensation Increase Equal to That of Members of the Blount County Commission.   Not available Not available