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Meeting Name: Budget Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/11/2025 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Blount County Courthouse, Room 430
Live stream via https://zoom.us/join Zoom Meeting ID: 882 2360 0720
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25-055 11. MinutesFebruary 11, 2025 Budget Committee MinutesapprovedPass Action details Video Video
RES 25-098 11. ResolutionResolution No. 25-03-001, Budget Increase – Various Salary and Benefits - $43,800.00 (Appropriate funds to county departments to fund post-probation step promotions, and increase to employee health benefits from new hires and personnel who elected an increase to benefits during open enrollment.) Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 25-102 12. ResolutionResolution No. 25-03-002, Budget Increase – Central Services - $64,000.00 (Appropriate funds for increased legal service expenses for the County. Fees have risen 40% from FY23 to FY24 and another 26% in the current year due to increase in billed hours to commission, planning and development and the highway department.) Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 25-099 13. ResolutionResolution No. 25-03-003, Budget Increase – General Services Capital - $8,800.00 (Appropriate funds to paint the Register of Deeds Office.) Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 25-100 14. ResolutionResolution No. 25-03-004, Budget Increase – Juvenile Court - $2,546.00 (Appropriate funds to increase compensation to Juvenile Court Judicial Assistant to retain experienced employee who recently graduated college and is a credentialed paralegal.) Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0). forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 25-101 15. ResolutionResolution No. 25-03-005, Budget Increase – Law Library - $2,292.00 (Appropriate funds to continue the contract with LexisNexis for research used by the County Judges and the Circuit Court Clerk Office; this supports the annual increase to the contract.) Referred to full commission with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
RES 25-105 16. ResolutionResolution No. 25-03-006, Budget Increase – School Capital - $100,000.00 (as amended from $300,000.00 by the Budget Committee) (Appropriate contingency funds to support FY25 capital projects; this will ensure timely processing of necessary contract changes and prevent delays on project completion.) Referred to full commission as amended with a favorable recommendation by the Budget Committee (5-0).forwarded to full commissionPass Action details Video Video
25-056 11 ReportFebruary 2025 Financial Reports (INFORMATION ONLY)   Action details Video Video