Rhea County Commission Meeting Agenda 9.16.2025

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RHEA COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

CONFERENCE ROOM, PHIL SWAFFORD BUILDING

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16^TH, 2025, AT 6:00 P.M.

 

 

1.     CALL TO ORDER

 

2.     PRAYER

 

3.     PLEDGE TO FLAG

 

4.     ROLL CALL

 

5.     APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

 

6.     COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT

 

7.     PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

8.     OLD BUSINESS

 

9.     NEW BUSINESS

 

A.   Consider District 7 Unexpired Term Election Rules.

B.    Consider Rhea County Commission 7^th District Vacancy.

 

C.    Election of Chairman

 

D.   Election of Vice Chairman

 

E.    Election of Finance Committee

 

F.     Election of Budget Committee

G.   Consider budget amendments and appropriations.

 

H.   Read into the minutes Rhea County Committee Minutes.

a.      Rhea County Planning Commission May, June, and July

b.     Rhea County Medical Center Board Of Directors July

I.       Consider list of deletions, changes, and pickups made from the property assessor and the state to the 2023 tax roll. -Trustee

J.      Consider Resolution Approving And Accepting The Grant Contract Between The State Of Tennessee Department Of Tourist Development And Rhea County For $4,900.00 With A Grantee Match Of $1,470.00 For A Total Project Of $6,370.00 To Be Used For Map And Rack Cards. -Director of Tourism

K.   Consider Resolution Authorizing State Of Tennessee Department Of Safety And Homeland Security Grant Contract Known As The statewide School Resource Officer (SRO) Grant Program In The Amount Of $600,000 For Rhea County Sheriff’s Department To Maintain School Resource Officers For Each School. -Sheriff’s Department

L.    Consider Resolution Approving Grant Contract Between The State Of Tennessee Department Of Environment And Conservation And Rhea County For $1,568,399.00 For Two Soccer Fields-Lighting, Fencing, Bleachers, With Concrete Pad, Concession/Restroom Building And Parking At The Abel Sports Complex. -County Executive

M.  Consider Resolution Approving And Accepting The $30,000 Non-Matching Grant Between The State Of Tennessee Department Of Safety And Homeland Security And Rhea County Sheriff’s Department For Enforcement Of Tennessee Driving Under The Influence Laws. -Sheriff’s Department

N.   Consider Resolution Approving And Accepting The $159,332.20 Non-Matching Grant Between The State Of Tennessee Department Of Safety And Homeland Security And Rhea County Sheriff’s Department For Project: Safe Journey. -Sheriff’s Department

 

O.   Consider Resolution Approving And Accepting The Agreement Between The State Of Tennessee Department Of Environment And Conservation And Rhea County For Maintained Trail Crossings And Signage For The Cumberland Trail. -County Executive

P.     Consider Resolution To Appoint A Member To The Rhea County Planning Commission To Serve The Remainder of An Unexpired Term. -County Executive

 

10. ELECTION OF NOTARY

 

11. COUNTY EXECUTIVE’S REPORT

 

12. COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT

 

13. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

 

14. ADJOURNMENT

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