County Commission - Regular Meeting

OK, we'll go ahead and declare a quorum. That takes us to number two on your agenda for the evening. That item needs to be removed because we had a little bit of a mistake there about the posting in the public notice. So we're going to push that to September. So you cross that off your agenda. That takes us to number three on the agenda, which is the approval of the minutes for the regular call session July 27, 2026. Motion to approve by Commissioner Anderson, second by Commissioner Shedders. Any further questions or discussion? If not, please cast your vote. Please tally the vote. And motion carries. Number four on the agenda is the report of the finance director. If it pleases the commission, we can Receive and file those all together. Motion approved by Commissioner Hand, second by Commissioner Keller. 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 the motion carries. It takes us to number five on the agenda, recommendations, communications, of which there are none. Takes us to number six, the committee reports. Please, the commission, we can approve those A through F. Motion to approve by Commissioner Keller, 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 7, no business, which there is none. That takes us to new business number 8, resolution 8A-0826, a resolution amending the Franklin County Board of Education General Fund budget for Franklin County, fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. Motion approved by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner McMillan. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. If we change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. And motion carries. Number nine on the agenda, resolution 8B0826, a resolution amending the general fund budgets for Franklin County, Tennessee for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. Motion approved by Commissioner McMillan, 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. Texas to number 10. New Business Resolution 8C-0826 is a resolution amending the County Journal Solid Waste Fund budgets for Franklin County, Tennessee, fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. Motion approved by Commissioner Han, seconded by Commissioner Hawkins-Smith. 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. Text number 11, under due business, resolution 8D0826, resolution amending the highway fund budget for Franklin County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. Motion approved by Commissioner Bowers, seconded by Commissioner Wiseman. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. If you wish to change your vote, do so now, please. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Number 12, resolution 8E0826, resolution authorizing a multi-year lease purchase and maintenance agreement for the Franklin County Clerk on behalf of the County Commission. Motion approved by Commissioner Anderson, second by Commissioner Shedders. 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. Item number 13, resolution 80F-0826, a resolution authorizing a multi-year lease purchase and maintenance agreement for the Franklin County Board of Education, Rock Creek Elementary School. Motion approved by Commissioner Johnson, second by Commissioner Davidson. 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. Item number 14, new business resolution 8G0826. It's a resolution authorizing submission of an application for a Tennessee Risk Management Trust safety grant for 2627 and the Tennessee Risk Management Trust and authorizing the acceptance of said grant. Motion approved by Commissioner Keller, second by Commissioner Anderson. Any further discussion or questions? Please cast your vote. Wish to change your vote, please do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Item number 15, resolution 8H0826, resolution authorizing submission of an application for a Tennessee Risk Management Trust safety grant for fiscal year 26-27 from the Tennessee Risk Management Trust and authorizing acceptance of said grant. Motion to approve. And that tells you out to the sites for the Annette sidewalk safety. Motion to approve by Commissioner Bower, second by Commissioner McMillan. Any further discussion or questions? Not please cast your vote. If you change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Number 16, resolution 8i0826, a resolution authorizing the submission of an application for Tennessee Risk Management Grant, Trust Safety Grant for FY26-27, It's for the Solid Waste Recycle Center cooler. 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, please do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. That takes us to number 17, resolution 8J0826, the resolution of the Board of County Commissioners for Franklin County, Tennessee, authorizing the conveyance of a certain real property to the state of Tennessee for the use of Tennessee College of Applied Technology campus. This is the transfer of the deed to the state so they can receive funding. Motion approved by Commissioner Bauer, second by Commissioner Johnson. Any further discussion or questions? If not, please cast your vote. Would you change your vote and do so now? Please tally your vote. Motion carries. That brings us to 18, what we need to do here, because this resolution did not pass through the Finance Committee. It was something that came up kind of on short notice. What we would like to do is suspend the rules. We have to have a motion and a vote on that, a second to vote. Then we'll get into the resolution. Motion approved to suspend the rules by Commissioner Anderson, second by Commissioner McMillan. Any further discussion or questions? All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries. Okay, from the floor, it's resolution 8K0826. It's a resolution authorizing Franklin County, Tennessee to enter into an investigation and negotiation for real property to be purchased by the county if approved. Motion to approve by Commissioner Anderson. Second by Commissioner Wiseman. Any further discussion or questions? Madam Clerk, call the roll, please. 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Motion carries.

That takes us to number 19, the Appointments and Reappointments for Animal Control, Sheriff's Civil Service Board, Pavilion Board, Regional Planning and Commission. Motion approved by Commissioner Hand, second by Commissioner Wiseman. 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. That takes us to number 20, election appointments. There are nine noted republics attached. Motion approved by Commissioner Hand, second by Commissioner Davidson. Any further discussion or questions? Now please cast your vote. If you wish to change your vote, do so now. Please tally the vote. Motion carries. Before we get into the adjournment, I'd just like to say we have four commissioners that are leaving us. I'd like to say we appreciate your service. We appreciate your commitment to the county. Appreciate you spending your time and interest in doing, you know, what you thought is the best way to lead Franklin County here for this commission. And you'll be missed, and hopefully you'll stay interested in county government. But we do appreciate your service. Anybody else have anything? Those commissioners are Commissioner Kelly Keller, Bower, and Haynes. Oh, yeah. We'll open it up now. This is a portion of the meeting where we open it up for public comment. Are there any public comments? Anyone else? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Thank you. Anyone else? If not, hearing none, chair would entertain a motion to adjourn. That's electronically this time, yes. Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Han, second by Commissioner Davidson. 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. Remember, we have a benediction. One second. So we can get it on the record.

Amen.