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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/19/2023 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Blount County Courthouse, Room 430
Live stream via https://zoom.us/join Zoom Meeting ID: 860 2176 6209
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Information for Commission Meeting Scheduled for October 19, 2023
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RES 23-409 11. ResolutionProclamation in Recognition of October 15 - 21, 2023 as National Friends of the Library Week.adopted  Action details Not available
23-290 12. MinutesMinutes of Regular Commission Meeting on September 21, 2023.approved  Action details Not available
RES 23-412 13. ResolutionApproval of Bonds and Oaths.adopted  Action details Not available
23-277 14. ReportNotaries to be Elected.approved  Action details Not available
23-278 15. ReportReceiving of Reports. (Information Only)received and filed  Action details Not available
23-284 16. ReportSeptember 2023 Financial Reports. (Information Only)received and filed  Action details Not available
23-289 18. AppointmentTuckaleechee Utility Board of Commissioners (4-Year Term) Reappointment of Lamar Dunn. (Information Only)received and filed  Action details Not available
23-276 11. AppointmentVeterans Affairs Committee Appointment of Larry Grant, American Legion Post 13.approved  Action details Video Video
23-276 11. AppointmentVeterans Affairs Committee Appointment of Larry Grant, American Legion Post 13.postponedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-416 11. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-001. Budget Increase - Highway Capital - $501,863.50 (Appropriate funds for repairs to Long Rifle Road Slip, Blair Loop Road Slip and Helton Road Bridge). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-417 12. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-002. Budget Increase - Highway Capital - $200,000.00 (Accept and appropriate TEAP Grant funds for tire recycling; with a 80/20 split, with Blount County’s portion at $40,000.00). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).amendedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-417 12. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-002. Budget Increase - Highway Capital - $200,000.00 (Accept and appropriate TEAP Grant funds for tire recycling; with a 80/20 split, with Blount County’s portion at $40,000.00). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted as amendedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-418 13. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-003. Budget Increase - Highway Capital - $198,500.00 (Appropriate funds for phase three of the traffic impact study for East Broadway and Old Knoxville Highway). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 23-419 14. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-004. Budget Increase - Highway Capital - $192,000.00 (Appropriate funds for purchase of used Track Hoe for use in the field for bridge and slip repairs). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 23-420 15. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-005. Budget Increase - BCSO - $119,959.00 (Appropriate awarded mental health transport grant funds). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-421 16. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-006. Budget Increase - BCSO - $24,500.00 (Appropriate awarded senior outreach program grant funds). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 23-422 17. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-007. Budget Increase - BCSO - $22,147.00 (Appropriate awarded Justice Assistance Grant funds for interoperable radio communications equipment). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 23-423 18. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-008. Budget Increase - BCSO - $14,994.52 (Appropriate awarded corrections emergency response team training equipment grant funds). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 23-424 19. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-009. Budget Increase - School Capital - $67,500.00 (Appropriate funds for consulting fees needed for roof design and construction oversight at William Blount High School). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-432 110. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-010. Budget Increase - Central Services Capital - $34,833.00 (Appropriate funds to replace damaged floor in the property assessor’s office). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Roll call Video Video
RES 23-435 111. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-014. A Resolution for Broadband Ready Communities.adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-442 112. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-015. Highway Department requests to establish a Memorandum of Understanding with Parks and Rec and the Blount County Highway Department to acquire materials and services between the two departments. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 23-443 113. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-016. Purchasing requests the Sheriff’s Office Department agreement with Flock Safety be approved with terms extending beyond the current fiscal year to lock in current pricing and maximize cost savings. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 23-444 114. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-017. Purchasing requests a multi-year contract with LexisNexis (online legal research platform) for Circuit Court starting in the FY 2023-2024 until FY 2026-2027 for purposes of saving on subscription fees. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-445 115. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-018. Office of the Mayor requests that the Mayor have authority to execute the Interlocal Agreement and use of fund balance, not to exceed $42,035.00, to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park open in the event of Federal Government shutdown. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
23-279 17. ReportBlount County Highway Department Employee Handbook. (Information Only)denied  Action details Video Video
23-279 17. ReportBlount County Highway Department Employee Handbook. (Information Only)amended  Action details Video Video
23-279 17. ReportBlount County Highway Department Employee Handbook. (Information Only)postponedPass Action details Video Video