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Commission votes: minutes, notaries and several resolutions approved; nonprofit funding cap fails

April 19, 2025 | Sullivan County, Tennessee


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Commission votes: minutes, notaries and several resolutions approved; nonprofit funding cap fails
The Sullivan County Board of Commissioners took multiple procedural and substantive votes during the meeting.

Key votes and outcomes:
- Approval of meeting minutes (March meetings): approved by roll call (22 yes, 2 absent).
- Approval of notaries: approved by roll call (22 yes, 2 absent).
- Consent calendar (resolutions 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9 on the consent calendar): adopted unanimously (22 yes, 2 absent).
- Resolution to cap nonprofit funding at $200,000 (Item 1): failed on roll call, 10 yes, 11 no, 2 absent. The proposal would have set a $200,000 cap to be placed in the budget and routed applications through a committee; supporters argued it provided vetting and alignment to county priorities while opponents objected to timing and process.
- Item 2 (clarification related to judge and county office procedures): adopted (18 yes, 2 abstain, 2 absent).
- Item 4 (waiver approval summary to purchase a forklift for purchasing department due to office move): adopted on waiver (21 yes, 3 absent).
- Item 10 (allocation from opioid abatement trust fund to Sheriff's Office medical division mental health): adopted on waiver, allocating up to $68,660 to the Sheriff's Office medical division to support mental-health-related care for inmates (21 yes, 3 absent).

Ending: The roll-call outcomes were recorded by the clerk; item 1 (nonprofit cap) failed while several other procedural and funding items passed. Commissioners directed staff and committees to follow up on adopted items according to administrative process.

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