Had to miss this meeting but did get a copy of the audio.

Audio of the meeting – dead space for the first 2 minutes

2:00 – 17:00 Mark Williams – Mainstream – Tax exemption

18:56 – Recovery Wellness Coalition – Kathy Rountree, et. al.

Back to Mainstream

46:13 Contract 43K – Job classification, Salary Grades – Approved – 1 No vote

49:17 1:20-43 Budget Adoption

• • County Budget – Form 4 at Gateway – formal document -100K overspending will need to be addressed.   Jacquee Clements (consultant for the auditor) on Statewide 911 employee salary.  Get 22,500 a month x 12 – 270K … hole this year …  we are 40K over and can reduce in Jan – move back into county general to fund dispatchers …. (equipment not budgeted?). Not sustainable past 2025. Contract costs from AT&T going down a little … Doing good on interest income (which varies).  We have structurally balanced the general fund accounty- dependent on interest income – not out of the woods ….
    • Challenge to other funds —  600K available revenue from income taxes – lowered one rate, increased the EDIT rate … in 2026 may have to bring down and increase another account LIT rate ….
    • Rudd – 600K available (pushing for funding mental health services) –  No, has been allocated – not available ….  400k “projected” revenue over expenses …..  Cannot increase budget now (Julia Reeves).  May not get supplemental  LIT next year … E911 will be a very important and emerging need (Greg Guerrettaz ).  Sheriff revenue from Dept of Corrections (DOC) not yet received ….
    • Vote to approve: (4 to 3) Redding motion — Byrd seconded -opposed Rudd, Abstain – Swift Powdrell
  • Hamblen Township budget – approved.
  • Solid Waste budget – approved.

Additional Appropriations

• • Assessor – $863.00 – new line item – appeal hearing with the state – approved
  • Circuit Court – Psychology expenses – higher than avg year – $10K – approved
  • Coroner – 14K – autopsy fund – approved
  • Auditor – digitize property books – transfer of funds $42,985 – approved
  • Clerk – transfer -FYI
  • Health Dept –  transfer $8,200 – council must approve before the state
  • Auditor – transfer 1K
  • Rudd – 400k left  this year — public safety, mental health needs — appropriate Jan 1, review in Nov and Dec.

Motion to adjourn