County Commission - Regular Meeting

Monday, February 23, 2026

The County Commission approved minutes from a previous session, accepted the finance director's report, and passed several resolutions to amend various budgets, including those for the Board of Education, highway fund, general library, and solid waste funds. The commission also authorized two grant applications and made multiple appointments to local boards and commissions.

About this meeting

Government Body
County Commission
Meeting Type
County Commission
Location
Franklin County, TN
Meeting Date
February 23, 2026

Transcript

1 sections

0:47 – 10:42Speaker 1

We'll go ahead and declare a quorum. Appreciate everybody being with us tonight. To get into the agenda, number two on the agenda is public hearings, of which there are none. We'll move to number three, which is approval of the minutes for the regular session February 2nd, 2026. Motion approved. Motion approved by Commissioner Summers, seconded by Commissioner Hockersmith. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. Wish to change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Number four is the report of the finance director for January 2026. Motion approved by Commissioner Keller, second by Commissioner McMillan. Any further questions or discussion? If not, please cast your vote. Wish to change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Number five is recommendations and communications, which there are none. That takes us to number six, if it please the commission. We can do six, A through D, together. Motion approved by Commissioner Riddle, second by Commissioner McMillan. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. Would you change your vote? Do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. That takes us to number seven, is old business, which there's none. Number eight, new business, resolution 280226, resolution amending the Franklin County Board of Education general fund budget for Franklin County fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Motion approved by Commissioner Wiseman, seconded by Commissioner McMillan. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. If you wish to change your vote, please do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Number nine, resolution 2B-0226, resolution amending the Franklin County Board of Education General Fund budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Motion approved by Commissioner Hand, second by Commissioner Anderson. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. If you wish to change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Number 10, resolution 2C0226, a resolution amending the highway fund budget for Franklin County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Motion approved by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner Anderson. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. If you wish to change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Number 12, under new business, resolution 2E0226, resolution amending the general library and solid waste funds budgets for Franklin County for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Motion approved by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner Hand. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. If you wish to change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Number 13, under new business, resolution 2F0226, approving contracted services agreement between Franklin County and the Tennessee Board of Education. Admin them? I wouldn't say so. Motion to approve by Commissioner McMillan, second by Commissioner Johnson. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. If you wish to change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. And motion carries. Number 1400, new business, resolution 2G0226, resolution authorizing submission of an application for a Tennessee State Museum Tennessee 250 project support grant for FY2026 and 2027 in the state of Tennessee and authorizing the acceptance of said grant. OK. Please be patient for just a second. Motion to approve by Commissioner Bauer, second by Commissioner McMillan. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. If you wish to change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Number 15, new business resolution 280226, resolution authorizing submission of an application for a state of Tennessee museum Tennessee 250 community support grant program for FY 2026 and 2027 in the state of Tennessee and authorizing the acceptance of said grant. Motion approved by Commissioner Davidson, second by Commissioner Keller. Mine are right. Oh, wrong on the screen. Oh, I'm sorry. They're right on the paper, but wrong on the screen. Is this last month's on the screen? I'm sorry? 15. Okay. So we'll just do the rest of it that way. We'll just do it verbally. And then we can go back and fix the other. We're not going to leave y'all. Okay. Number 15, resolution 280226, resolution authorizing submission of an application for a Tennessee State Museum, Tennessee 250 community support grant program for FY 2026-2027 for the state of Tennessee and authorizing the acceptance of said grant. Need a motion to approve. Motion approved by Commissioner Riddle, second by Commissioner McMillan. Any further discussion or questions? I want to say aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Number 16 is appointments. We've been asked to do these individually, and it won't take long, so that's what we'll do. Number 16 is 911 board appointing Ms. Beth Smith to 911 board. Whoa. Somebody do it again. Motion approved by Commissioner Riddle, seconded by Commissioner Wiseman. Any further discussion or questions? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Number 17, appointment judicial commissioner appoints Stan Hinn. Part-time judicial commissioner. Motion approved by Commissioner Johnson. Second by Commissioner Wiseman. Any further discussion or questions? All in favor say aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Number 18, Franklin County Board of Zoning and Appeals reappoint Mike Holmes to the Board of Planning and Board of Zoning and Appeals. Motion approved by Commissioner Keller. Second by Commissioner Kelly. Any further discussion or questions? All in favor say aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Number 19, Franklin County Regional Planning Commission. Reappoint Michael Rutter to the Regional Planning Commission. Motion approved by Commissioner Kelly. Second by Commissioner Riddle. Any further discussion or questions? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Number 20, there are 14 noted republics. Those we can all do together, if it please the commission. Are they pre-approved by Commissioner McMillan? It is. By Commissioner McMillan. Second. Second by Commissioner Hand. Mr. Clerk, please call the roll. Motion carries. This is a portion of the meeting where we open it up to the public for comment or any public comments. Chair would entertain a motion to adjourn. Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Riddle, second by Commissioner McMillan. Any further discussion or questions, I would remind everybody we have a benediction at the end of the meeting. We are adjourned.

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