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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/18/2024 6:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Blount County Courthouse, Room 430
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24-170 11. MinutesMinutes of Regular Commission Meeting on June 20, 2024.   Not available Not available
24-171 12. MinutesMinutes of Zoning Public Hearing on July 09, 2024.   Not available Not available
RES 24-234 13. ResolutionApproval of Bonds and Oaths.   Not available Not available
24-154 14. ReportNotaries to be Elected.   Not available Not available
24-155 15. ReportReceiving of Reports. (INFORMATION ONLY)   Not available Not available
24-160 16. ReportJune 2024 Financial Reports. (INFORMATION ONLY)   Not available Not available
24-156 11. AppointmentI.T. Committee Appointment of Blount County Schools Technology Supervisor Chad Morrison to fill the County School Representative Vacancy of John Herron.   Not available Not available
24-157 12. AppointmentSmoky Mountain Tourism Development Authority (6 year term) Board Member Re-Appointment of Boyce Smith.   Not available Not available
24-165 11. ReportBCSO Grant Application - $1,575,000.00, (To apply for FY25 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 (5-0).   Not available Not available
24-166 12. ReportBCSO Grant Application - $625,000.00 (To apply for COPS Officer Hiring Program Grant, $125,000 per deputy for up to five deputies over three years; County match of at least 25% ($208,333), or more if elect for benefits, over three years). If approved BCSO would request vehicles for the deputies. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
24-167 13. ReportBCSO Grant Application - $200,000.00 (To apply for funds to purchase a Virtra Virtual Training Simulator that provides training scenarios, namely de-escalation; No matching funds are required). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
24-168 14. ReportBCSO Grant Application - $25,000.00 (To apply for non-inmate Emergency Mental Health Transport Program; No matching funds are required). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-243 15. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-001, Budget Increase FY24-25 - BCSO -$123,000.00 (Appropriate funds approved during FY24-25 Budget process to purchase twenty-eight rifles ($83,000) and ten AEDs ($40,000) nearing end of useful life). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).    Not available Not available
RES 24-244 16. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-002, Budget Increase - BCSO - $70,725.00 (Appropriate funds to replace a vehicle involved in an incident involving gunfire). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-245 17. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-003, Budget Increase - Various Departments - $8,932,091.96 (Re-appropriate funds from prior year to support the ongoing Capital projects). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-246 18. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-004, Budget Increase – General Construction Capital - $100,000.00 (Appropriate contingency funds to support FY24-25 capital projects). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-247 19. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-005, Budget Increase – Highway - $248,396.18 (Appropriate funds to repair the bridge on Whites Mill Road). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-248 110. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-006, Budget Increase – Development - $100,000.00 (Appropriate funds to address the concerns brought forward from the Public Service Committee for the abatement of violation of TCA 5-1-115 to address overgrown vegetation, litter and trash concerns). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-249 111. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-007, Budget Increase – School Capital - $4,998,500.00 (Appropriate funds for phase two of the William Blount High School Career Technical Building Renovation Project). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-250 112. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-008, Budget Increase – School Capital - $230,000.00 (Appropriate funds for replacement of the fire alarm system at Carpenters Middle School to comply with updated codes). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-251 113. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-009, Budget Increase – School Capital - $300,000.00 (Appropriate contingency funds to support FY24-25 capital projects). Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-252 114. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-010, Budget Amendment – Schools General Fund (Allocate the designated revenues and appropriations for a FY24-25 balanced budget). Referred to full commission with an unfavorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-253 115. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-014, Purchasing - Request a multi-year contract for five years with First Watch, software that ensures the County’s third-party ambulance service is compliant with the county contract. This contract secures pricing of $19,137.25 annually for 5 (five) years. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-254 116. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-015, Information Technology Grant Application and Contract (Approve and accept the State of Tennessee to provide the County with Endpoint Protection and Response software.) The state will provide sixteen months (Jun 2024-Jan 2026) at no cost to the county. The county currently pays $28,000 annually for the same service. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-255 117. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-016, A Resolution to authorize Blount County to participate in the Kroger Opioid Settlement and any future opioid payments resulting from litigation. Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).   Not available Not available
RES 24-210 118. ResolutionResolution No. 24-07-012, A Resolution to Amend the Zoning Map of Blount County, Tennessee, from R-1 (Rural District 1) to RAC (Rural Arterial Commercial) for a 3.333 Acre Tract of Land Located at 4422 U.S. Highway 411S. (The Property to be Known as Tax Map 089 Parcel 119.01, and is Currently Identified as Part of Tax Map 089 Parcel 119.00.)   Not available Not available