Blount County Commission meeting

On Thursday, the Blount County Commission adopted the certified tax rate of $2.04 and adopted a budget which avoids layoffs.  From Blount Today:

“This funds the schools at $76.74 million and allows them to avoid layoffs and hire back 16 of the 50 positions eliminated due to attrition, meaning 34 positions will be left unfilled. About $3.6 million comes from General County Fund and $3.5 million is taken from Debt Service fund for total amount of about $7 million,” [Finance Director Steve Jennings] said. “In my opinion, it puts the General County Fund way too low.”

Read the entire article at Blount Today by clicking here.

For those of you that took time to attend the commission meeting, Thank You!