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Meeting Name: Commission Workshop Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/10/2023 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Blount County Courthouse, Room 430
Live stream via https://zoom.us/join Zoom Meeting ID: 811 3690 0659
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23-275 11. MinutesCommission Workshop Meeting Minutes for September 12, 2023.approvedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-409 11. ResolutionProclamation in Recognition of October 15 - 21, 2023 as National Friends of the Library Week.   Action details Not available
RES 23-412 12. ResolutionApproval of Bonds and Oaths.   Action details Not available
23-277 13. ReportNotaries to be Elected.   Action details Not available
23-278 14. ReportReceiving of Reports. (Information Only)   Action details Not available
23-284 1a. ReportSeptember 2023 Financial Reports. (Information Only)   Action details Not available
23-279 15. ReportBlount County Highway Department Employee Handbook. (Information Only)   Action details Not available
23-289 16. AppointmentTuckaleechee Utility Board of Commissioners (4-Year Term) Reappointment of Lamar Dunn. (Information Only)   Action details Not available
RES 23-416 1a. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-417 1b. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-418 1c. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-419 1d. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-420 1e. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-421 1f. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-422 1g. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-423 1h. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-424 1i. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-432 1j. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-442 1a. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-443 1b. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-444 1c. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-445 1d. 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).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
23-276 1a. AppointmentVeterans Affairs Committee Appointment of Larry Grant, American Legion Post 13.forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-410 14. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-013, A Resolution by the Blount County Board of Commissioners to Protect Children.withdrawn  Action details Not available
RES 23-435 15. ResolutionResolution No. 23-10-014. A Resolution for Broadband Ready Communities.forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video