CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONMEETING
AUGUST 20, 2012
Be it remembered that the Cumberland County Commission met in Monthly Session at 6:00 P. M. on Monday, August 20, 2012 at the Cumberland County Courthouse. Present and presiding wasCounty Mayor Kenneth Carey who called the meeting to order and invited Minister Bob Kastens from the First Christian Churchto offer the Invocation and CommissionerHarry Sabine to lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. Also present at the meeting were County Clerk Jule Bryson, County Attorney Randal Boston, Finance Director Nathan Brock,and the following County Commissioners:
Brian Houston Harry Sabine
Nancy Hyder Robert Safdie
David Hassler Johnny Presley
Allen Foster Charles Seiber
Joe Koester Jan McNeil
Larry Allen Terry Carter
Mike Harvel Roy Turner
Jeff Brown Sonya Rimmer
John Kinnunen Carmin Lynch
A quorum being present, the Cumberland County Commission Meeting was opened in due form of law and the following proceedings were had to wit:
1. MINUTES OF JULY 16, 2012 MONTHLY CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING:
On motion of Commissioner Seiber, second by Commissioner Harvel, movedthe minutes of the July 16, 2012 Monthly Commission Meeting be approved, treat same as read, made a matter of record, and filed.
The motion to approve the minutes of the July 16, 2012 Commission Meeting carried by a roll call vote of 18 ayes from the Commission.
2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: BIG SOUTH FORK VISITORS CENTER:
Mayor Carey advised the Board that the federal grant designated for The Big South Fork Visitors Center project had been de-obligated and before going forward with the construction phase, the project mustnow be re-bid. Since being tasked by the Commission at their last work session to get an estimation for the re-bid, the Mayor announced that he had receiveda quote for an environmental assessment from Randall Kidwell from Development and Environmental Planning Associates, LLC (DEPA) andhe had researched the cost of advertising fees needed to begin the re-bidding process for the visitors center project. Commissioner Koesterstated that in order to qualify for federal assistance for the visitors center projectbefore the October 2012 deadline, he moved to appropriate theessential funds, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00),to cover the cost associated with publicizing construction re-bids and to conduct the required environmental evaluations.Commissioner Safdie seconded the motion.
CommissionersHouston, Hyder, Safdie, Foster, Koester, McNeil, Turner, Brown, and Rimmer voted in favor of
the motion to allot thenecessaryrevenue, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), to proceed with the
visitors center project. Voting not to expend more funds to re-bid the visitors center project were Commissioners
Sabine, Hassler, Presley, Seiber, Allen, Carter, Harvel, Kinnunen, and Lynch. Because of a tie vote the County
Mayor, as Commission Chairman, was called upon to cast the deciding vote. The motion carried when Mayor
Carey votedto approve the funding to subsidize the re-biddingrequirements and assessments specific to the
federal grant for the Big South Fork Visitors Center.
3. RESOLUTION 08-2012-1-TO EXTEND CURRENT STANDING AND STATUTORY COMMITTEE
TERMS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17, 2012:
On motion of Commissioner Brown, second by Commissioner Turner, moved to adopt resolution 08-2012-1
CommissionerLynch asked for clarification as to why it was necessary to extend the terms of the Standing and
Statutory Committees through September 17, 2012 instead of appointing the Committees at the current meeting.
Mayor Carey responded by stating that after conferring with the County Attorney and Commissioner Sabine a
loophole was discovered in the County Commission rules that does not providefor Committee appointments
prior to September 1st sohis advice was to extend the current Committee Members’ expiration dates through
September 17, 2012 in order to allow the present Standing and Statutory Committees to work properly before the
next monthlyCommission Meeting,
The motion to adopt resolution 08-2012-1, allowing all Standing and Statutory Committee Members terms
concluding prior to September 17, 2012 be extended to expire Monday, September 17, 2012 at 6:00 o’clock P.M.,
carried by a roll call vote of 17 ayes from the Commission with Commissioner Lynch voting no.
4. RESOLUTION 08-2012-2-TO REAPPOINT RANDAL R. BOSTON AND JACK DAVIS TO THE
CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION FOR TERMS TO EXPIRE AUGUST
31, 2016:
On motion of Commissioner Presley, second by Commissioner Harvel, moved to adopt resolution 08-2012-2.
The motion to adopt resolution 08-2012-2, reappointing Randal Boston and Jack Davis as members to the
Regional Planning Commission for four (4) years terms to expire August 31, 2016, carried by a roll call vote of
18 ayes from the Commission.
5. RESOLUTION 08-2012-3-DECLARING A SCHOOL BUS NO LONGER UTILIZED BY THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO BE DONATED TO THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY
YOUTH CENTER:
On motion of CommissionerSafdie, second by Commissioner Allen, moved to adopt resolution 08-2012-3.
The motion to adopt resolution 08-2012-3, approving a 1996 Blue Bird Bus be declared surplus and donated to
the Cumberland County Youth Center, carried by a roll call vote of 18 ayes from the Commission.
6. RESOLUTION 08-2012-4-BUDGET AMENDMENT, GENERAL FUND/SANITATION FUND, $22,500.00
(COUNTY BUILDINGS/RECYCLING CENTER):
On motion of CommissionerSafdie, second by Commissioner Hassler, moved to adopt resolution 08-2012-4.
The motion to adopt resolution 08-2012-4, a budget amendment resolution, carried by a roll call vote of 17 ayes from the Commission with Commissioner Harvel abstaining from the vote.
7. RESOLUTION 08-2012-5-BUDGET AMENDMENT, GENERAL PURPOSE SCHOOL FUND, $25,000.00:
On motion of CommissionerSafdie, second by Commissioner McNeil, moved to adopt resolution 08-2012-5.
The motion to adopt resolution 08-2012-5, a budget amendment resolution, carried by a roll call vote of 18 ayes from the Commission.
8. RESOLUTION 08-2012-6-BUDGET AMENDMENT, GENERAL FUND, $100,000.00 (FIRE
DEPARTMENT):
On motion of CommissionerCarter, second by Commissioner Turner, moved to adopt resolution 08-2012-6.
The motion to adopt resolution 08-2012-6, a budget amendment resolution, carried by a roll call vote of 17 ayes from the Commission with Commissioner Sabine voting no.
COUNTY OFFICIAL REPORT:
In his monthly report Cumberland County Finance Director Nathan Brock provided the Board with the 2011-2012 fiscal year closing totals collected fromproperty taxes, hotel/motel taxes, ambulance service fees, prisoner boarding, and sales tax.
COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT:
County Attorney Randal Boston made Commissioners aware the one federal case involving the jail was resolved in favor of the County.
EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT:
At a meeting held earlier in the evening Commissioner Hyder, Chairman of the Emergency Services Committee,
told the Commission thatEmergency Services Director Jeff Dodsonreported that some anticipated Medicare
checks were being received by his department and she also stated that Eric Ritzman was sending some Kenworth
radios to be repaired since it was suspected that the portable radios were the cause of some communication
problems.
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS:
Commissioner Sabine made the Board aware that an article had been printed in the University of Tennessee Alumnus Fall 2012 MagazinecreditingTonya Hinch with helping to revitalize the downtown Crossville area and he asked the other Commission Members to join him inacknowledging Ms. Hinch contribution in helping to reinvigorate her hometown.
9. ELECTION OF NOTARIES:
On motion of Commissioner Seiber, second by CommissionerTurner, moved thatKristen D. Barrett,Amy Black,Judy F. Blevins,Alisha Brown,Randall E. Brown,Ginny D. Cole,Carol L. Cottrell,Cassandra V. Davis,Sandra
Elmore, Tammy M. Freitag,Melissa L. McClung,Kari Page,Euretha J. Roberts,Melissa Button Rosser,Deborah J. Sherrill, andJulie Talford be elected as Notary Publics for the State of Tennessee.
The motion to approve the notaries carried by a roll call vote of 18 ayes from the Commission.
10. ADJOURNMENT:
On motion of CommissionerCarter, second by Commissioner Allen, moved the August 20, 2012 Monthly Commission Meeting be adjourned at 6:22 o’clock P.M.
The motion to adjourn the meeting carried by voice vote from the Commission present.
MINUTES APPROVED FOR ENTRY THIS 17THDAY OF SEPTEMBER 2012.
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Kenneth Carey, County Mayor
Chairman, Cumberland County Commission
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Jule Bryson, Cumberland County Clerk