Budget committee approves transfers for jail furnishings, Kubota purchase and a Narcan pilot; approval unanimous 4‑0

Cheatham County's budget committee approved several funding transfers and expenditures by unanimous vote (4‑0 with one member absent) at the Oct. 9 workshop and forwarded them to the full commission.

Key approved transfers included $40,188.43 moved from the prisoner boarding reserve to the jail's budget to furnish the new jail (cubicles, desks and evidence‑packing equipment); $110,000 from the highway fund balance to purchase a Kubota with attachments for public works; and $15,000 from county general fund balance to cover a shortfall in the building and codes budget related to subdivision reviews.

The committee also approved an $8,600 transfer from opioid settlement funds to Hussle Recovery Inc. to cover half the annual cost of Narcan distribution (free Narcan "boxes" and printing), with the funding provided as reimbursement upon submission of receipts. A committee member said the award covers a half‑year pilot and will be reviewed at six months. The committee approved $14,350 to send seven people to Washington, D.C., for National Police Week events, with a breakdown for lodging and airfare included in budget materials.

Committee members emphasized these were committee recommendations and that many items would be on the full commission agenda for formal approval. The committee noted the transfers were funded from existing reserves or department balances.