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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/21/2023 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Blount County Courthouse, Room 430
Live stream via https://zoom.us/join Zoom Meeting ID: 823 7348 9276
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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Attachments: Information for Commission Meeting Scheduled for September 21, 2023
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RES 23-390 11. ResolutionA Proclamation Honoring Connie Huffman for 26 Years of Service to the Citizens of Blount County, Tennessee.adopted  Action details Not available
23-265 12. MinutesMinutes of Regular Commission Meeting on August 17, 2023.approved  Action details Not available
RES 23-387 13. ResolutionApproval of Bonds and Oaths.adopted  Action details Not available
23-249 14. ReportNotaries to be Elected.approved  Action details Not available
23-250 15. ReportReceiving of Reports. (Information Only)received and filed  Action details Not available
23-247 16. ReportAugust 2023 Financial Reports. (Information Only)received and filed  Action details Not available
23-259 17. ReportEmail Requirements and Guidelines for Blount County Government. (Information Only)received and filed  Action details Not available
23-251 1a. AppointmentAnimal Center Advisory Board (1-Year Term) 5 Commissioners: Mike Akard, Rick Carver, Jessica Hannah, Staci Martin and Linda Webb.confirmedPass Action details Video Video
23-252 1b. AppointmentHuman Resources Committee (1-Year Term) 1 Elected Official: Register of Deeds Phyllis Crisp.confirmedPass Action details Video Video
23-253 1c. AppointmentTechnology Committee (1-Year Term): County Clerk Gaye Hasty, Trustee Scott Graves and Highway Rep. Adam Trent.confirmedPass Action details Video Video
23-257 1a. AppointmentEducation Committee (1-Year Term) 5-9 Commissioners: Mike Akard, Robbie Bennett, Brad Bowers, Nick Bright, Misty Davis, Jessica Hannah, Earl McMahan, Steve Mikels, and Dawn Reagan.approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-256 1b. AppointmentHuman Resources Committee (1-Year Term) 5 Commissioners*: Jared Anderson, Rick Carver, John Giles, Tom Stinnett, and David Wells. (*Same commissioners that serve on Insurance Committee.)approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-255 1c. AppointmentInsurance Committee (1-Year Term) 5 Commissioners*: Jared Anderson, Rick Carver, John Giles, Tom Stinnett, and David Wells. (*Same commissioners that serve on H.R. Committee.)approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-258 1d. AppointmentTechnology Committee (1-Year Term) 3 Commissioners: Dyran Bledsoe, Rick Carver, and Jeff Jopling.approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-245 11. ReportRequest Approval for BCSO Grant Application - $15,000.00, no match (to apply for Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI) Training Equipment Grant).approvedPass Action details Video Video
23-246 12. ReportRequest Approval for Emergency Management Grant Application - $20,361.86, no match (to apply for 2024 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant to fund training equipment for an exercise). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).approvedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-373 13. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-001. Budget Increase - County Wide FY24 Budget Adjustments - $27,152.00 (to appropriate funds for budget adjustments not initially budgeted in the current year). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-374 14. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-002. Budget Increase - County Wide FY24 Re-appropriation of Capital and General Funds - $1,911,144.14 (to re-appropriate the use of Capital and General Fund Balance from FY23 to FY24 for ongoing, approved purchases). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-375 15. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-003. Budget Transfer - Highway Recycling Department - $115,519.41 (transfer of Highway Administration funds to the new recycling accounts set up for FY24). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-377 16. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-004. Budget Increase - Highway Capital - $560,576.80 (to appropriate funds for a slip repair that will provide permanent slope stabilization for the road platform on Munsey Hatcher Road). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adopted  Action details Not available
RES 23-379 17. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-005. Budget Increase - Highway Capital - $200,000.00 (to 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).withdrawn  Action details Not available
RES 23-380 18. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-006. Budget Increase - School Capital - $411,430.09 (to accept and appropriate Public School Security Grant funds to enhance school safety; 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 23-381 19. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-007. Budget Increase - BCSO Capital - $145,000.00 (to appropriate capital funds for the second round of new jail locks approved in the FY24 Capital Plan). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-382 110. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-008. Budget Increase - Library Capital - $23,500.00 (to appropriate capital funds for the architectural services for the Book Return Project; funded by the Foundation.) Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-391 111. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-013, Resolution to Approve an Interlocal Agreement for I.T. Services Provided by Blount County Government. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Technology Committee (9-0).adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-392 112. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-014, Resolution to Approve Utility Easement Agreement Relative to Public Improvements.adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-395 113. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-015, A Resolution Rejecting All Pending Nominations From the BMH Nominating Committee.adoptedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-396 114. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-016, A Resolution for a Forensic Audit of Blount Memorial Hospital, Inc. Financial Accounts.amendedPass Action details Video Video
RES 23-396 114. ResolutionResolution No. 23-09-016, A Resolution for a Forensic Audit of Blount Memorial Hospital, Inc. Financial Accounts.adopted as amendedPass Action details Video Video