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Another vote, another result!

One week after voting to temporarily “freeze” new spending in the proposed 2025-26 budget until a decision is reached on jail construction, except for county employee step pay increases, members of the county budget committee revisited the issue Tuesday night.

At last week’s meeting, Tuesday, April 29 budget committee member Tony Luna made a motion to “freeze all pay raises and freeze the budget on everything except the mandatory raises until we get past this jail construction. Once we get past this jail construction (issue) then we will know what real money we have to spend. Until then I just don’t see how we can go any further,” said Commissioner Luna.

Although the vote on Luna’s motion at that time was unanimous except for budget committee chairman Jeff Barnes who was absent, some members later apparently had second thoughts and began to question if they fully understood the motion and the impact of their decision.

During Tuesday night’s meeting, May 6 Luna made a similar motion to clarify his position but this time he used the term “table” rather than “freeze” and asked that it be applied not only to pay raises but across the board on proposed new spending in the county general fund until the jail issue is settled which he said could come within a few weeks.

“My motion would be to table all pay raises until we get more clarification on the jail. We met with them (Treanor Architects and Bell Construction) today (Tuesday) and we really think we are going to have answers by the first week in June. Although the budget and jail are two separate things we can’t set the tax rate and pass the budget until we get past the jail issue. Once we know about the jail then we can go ahead and pass it,” said Luna.

Last year, the county commission adopted a budget with a 51-cent property tax increase for debt service to fund construction of a jail/judicial center through the issuance of bonds not to exceed $65 million. But that project failed to move forward after it was soundly defeated at the polls in a public referendum last November. Still the 51-cent tax increase remains as part of the overall tax rate of $2.51 per $100 of assessed value.

With passage of the new budget this summer, the county commission will have to again set the property tax rate for the year. And with the costs of a new jail expected to be less than the cost of a judicial center, the commission will have to decide if the 51-cent tax hike for debt service from last year should be reduced and by how much.

“I don’t want us to have to pull pennies out of the 51 cents that we all agree is to go toward building a jail until we know what the jail is going to cost. I’m almost positive its not going to cost 51 cents to build a jail but it might be 30 cents, and 2 cents might be needed to go to these raises. I want clarification so I can look people in the eye and say this is what we are doing. I don’t want anybody to not get raises but we have a huge loan we are fixing to have to do (jail) and I want to see what that looks like before we go any further,” said Luna.

This time Luna’s motion was defeated 6-1 with members Jeff Barnes, Sabrina Farler, Mathias Anderson, Glynn Merriman, Tony (Cully) Culwell, and Daniel Cripps all voting no. Culwell had offered a second to the motion but later cast a no vote.

A concern expressed by some public officials and members of the budget committee was that a proposed “freeze” in new spending, if implemented, could eliminate an anticipated percentage pay raise already figured into the budget that would be given to county general employees as part of a “years of service” tiered salary policy adopted by the county commission in 2022. In addition to their salary level on the tier, these county employees get a yearly percentage increase in pay based on the same percentage given by the state (provided the state gives a raise) to their bosses, county elected and appointed public officials. This year that increase is 3% and it changes each year. Last year it was 5%. After employees top out on the salary tiers, they only get the annual percentage increase if there is one.  The sheriff’s department operates under a similar but separate employee salary tiered plan which also includes additional yearly percentage increases if applicable.

A county mayor’s office employee who spoke during the meeting explained that when the county commission adopted this salary policy in 2022 it included both the tiers and the applicable percentage increases, and those numbers are calculated and figured into the budget each year. Any change in that policy now at this late date, she explained would require a significant reworking of the proposed new budget.

“When the county commission set a pay scale for these county employees we were put on years of service, and we get a percentage of our boss’s salary based on how many years we have been here. (For example) I’m on year 24. I do not step on the tier (this year) but part of that plan (policy) that was passed (by county commission) is that we are to get the same percentage increase that the elected officials get. They (tiers and percentage increase) are not two separate things. They are one (same policy). It’s the same for the sheriff’s department. It was voted (by county commission) that way. The whole purpose in passing that was to help the budget process along. It takes hours to pull that out (change the budget) and we don’t care to do it, but nobody has asked us to do that,” said the employee.

At the beginning of the meeting, County Clerk James L. (Jimmy) Poss asked the budget committee to let the employee pay raises go through as planned.

“I turned my budget in and it had already factored in the numbers for the pay raises which they (employees) had been told they would be getting in July. That is what I was told to figure my budget on and that’s the way I turned it in. I would like to see my employees get the raise they were expecting to get come July,” said County Clerk Poss.

Later in the meeting, Sheriff Patrick Ray also asked that the pay raises be approved.

“When I hire somebody the first thing they ask is how do I step up (raises). I tell them you get raises when I get raises if the county commission passes it. Who is going to take a job like that? I have some employees who have topped out and will not move (tier) if that (3% pay raise) does not happen (this year). If you do this you are punishing your high tiered and most loyal people. I don’t have many of those (high tiered) people, but I do have some and I appreciate them staying that long with me to get to where they are. And when we come up with stuff like this every year about raises it drives employees insane who say well, I’m going somewhere else where I know what I am going to make. We used to do nickel per hour raises and things like that and it was a fight every year and that’s why this (salary policy) was set so that everybody would know (what they get). I will always stand with the employees I have because they are the ones who take care of our county. I wouldn’t work somewhere where I had to think my raises every year depended on a vote of a jail or something else that has nothing to do with what we are talking about (raises) and it was promised to them,” said Sheriff Ray.

In previous meetings, the budget committee has temporarily tabled a few proposed individual budgets because of requests for additional personnel or substantial salary increases above the normal step raises. And a motion was approved last week to keep part time pay at $12 per hour across the board. Other individual budgets have already been approved with little change from last year other than the step increases in pay for employees.

“All the numbers (county general) we are looking at are those that have the salary increases built into it. There’s not a lot of increases anywhere other than salary increases,” said County Mayor Matt Adcock.

When asked about next year’s budget outlook in county general, County Mayor Adcock said “right now we would be spending in excess of revenues by $1.5 million (if all proposed budget requests were funded). There have been times when we have run somewhat in the negative but normally nobody (department heads) spends all the money they are budgeted to spend. They send some money back at the end of the year,” said County Mayor Adcock.

The budget committee’s work is not yet done. Other funds are to be considered including capital projects and the board of education and county highway departments have not yet submitted their budgets for approval by the committee. The county’s fiscal agent Steve Bates is expected to begin meeting with the committee perhaps by next week to give advice on how the county should move forward on the proposed new budget. In the coming weeks, the budget committee will wrap up its work and submit a finalized budget and property tax rate recommendation to the full county commission for approval. The fiscal year begins July 1, 2025, but the county apparently has until August 31 to submit its new budget for 2025-26 to the state

The next budget committee meeting is set for Tuesday, May 13 at 6 p.m. in the lower courtroom of the courthouse.

Smithville Elementary and DeKalb West School will hold kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year on Friday, May 9, 2025.from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the County Complex for Smithville Elementary School students and from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. for DeKalb West School students at the school in Liberty. You must register for the school that you are zoned for. You can ask for an adjustment at a later date

Please bring COPIES of the following documents to Registration:

– Certified copy of the child’s birth certificate

– Current, up-to-date, physical examination and immunization record (These must be on a Tennessee Department of Health Certificate of Immunization, which can be obtained from your doctor’s office or the Health Department)

– Proof of residency for DeKalb County (i.e. gas/electric bill)

– Your child will need to attend. He/She will be assessed on this day.

Children who register to attend kindergarten must turn five years old on or before August 15, 2025.

The Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce and the DeKalb County Mayor’s Office are proud to announce the DeKalb County Clean Up Event, taking place on Saturday, May 10th. This event is part of the nationwide Keep America Beautiful campaign and invites residents from across the county to come together to help beautify our communities.

The DeKalb Clean Up supports grassroots efforts to enhance and revitalize public spaces. Community members are encouraged to form teams with co-workers, neighbors, or organization members and post photos of their efforts—along with their team names—on the Smithville-DeKalb County Chamber Facebook Page or the DeKalb Clean Up Facebook Page.

Volunteer Information:
Volunteers are asked to sign in at the DeKalb County Complex between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM on May 10th. During this time, participants will receive trash bags, rubber gloves, and bottled water. A group photo for media use will be taken at 9:15 AM.

If you cannot attend the sign-in but would still like to participate, please call the Chamber office at 615-597-4163 or text 615-464-7760 to register. Be sure to provide your name and your clean-up location.
In addition to litter collection, the event will also include flower planting to beautify the courthouse area and downtown Smithville, where local businesses will also participate in sprucing up their storefronts. Participants are encouraged to send their flower-planting or cleanup pictures to 615-464-7760 for sharing and recognition.

Community Leadership Encourages Participation

County Mayor Matt Adcock shared his support, stating:

“We invite people to come out and help clean up around our communities and highways. People are welcome to pick up litter at places of their choice, or we will be glad to assign a safe place for you.”

Suzanne Williams, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, added:

“DeKalb County’s peak tourism season is about to begin, so now is a great time to start getting things spruced up for our coming visitors.”

Dumpster Locations:
To assist with the cleanup, dumpsters will be available starting Friday, May 9th at the following locations:

Dowelltown Community Center

Liberty Community Center

Alexandria City Parking Lot (behind the square)

DeKalb County Complex Parking Lot

This event is a powerful way for residents to show pride in their communities and work together to create a cleaner, safer, and more beautiful DeKalb County.

Join us on May 10th and let’s make a difference—together!

An organizational meeting for a new Kiwanis Club is scheduled for Thursday evening, May 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Smithville City Hall Conference Room. All are invited to attend.

Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The focus is children although Kiwanis does help others in the communities in which its serves. It is said that on average, a Kiwanian impacts the lives of 106 children each year.

Kiwanis International has been around since 1915 and has clubs in 85 nations. Kiwanis has been actively engaged with the Aktion Club (adults with disabilities), Circle K (college and university students), Key Club (high school students), Builders Club (middle school students), and K-Kids (elementary school students). Kiwanis helps meet the needs of children in local communities and around the world by raising money, awarding grants, and providing resources to clubs and members.

Members also support Young Children Priority One (The womb to age five), BUGS (Bringing Up Grades), Terrific Kids (Character Development), and Key Leader (Leadership Retreat for Teens ages 14-18) Programs.

For more information, please visit online at Kiwanis.org or visit the club’s new Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeKalbCountyTNKiwanis.

Donny Green, DeKalb-Cannon Co. Farm Service Agency County Executive Director, reminds local farmers and landowners of the importance of timely crop reporting. Participation in most USDA programs requires annual reporting of crops and land use and requires a report of all cropland on a farm, even though the land may not be used for annually-tilled row crops.

Field Grown and Ornamental Nursery crops have unique crop years. As a result, they also have unique crop reporting deadlines. Below are the crop year period and the acreage reporting deadline:

Nursery Crop Year 2026—-June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026

2026 Nursery Crop Reporting Deadline (field grown and container)—May 31, 2025

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office at (615) 597-8225, Ext. 2.

The DeKalb County Republican Party met for their biennial Reorganization on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Smithville City Hall. At the meeting, DeKalb County Republicans elected officers for the next two years. Chair Ryan Mollinet, Vice Chair Melissa Miller, and Secretary Clint Hall were all reelected to their positions. Vester Parsley was elected Treasurer and Kaylee Allen was elected as Vice Treasurer.

“It’s an honor to be reelected as Chair of the DeKalb County Republican Party,” said Mollinet. “Republicans have enjoyed tremendous success over the past few elections, most notably the massive margin of victory for President Trump in DeKalb County in 2024. We look forward to continuing to show that strong, responsible, conservative values are the values that DeKalb County citizens want in their elected officials.”

The 2026 Election Cycle will begin very shortly, with the County Primary Elections about a year away-May 2026, followed by the State and Federal Primary and County General Election in Aug. 2026. Please visit our Facebook Page for more information on the DeKalb County Republican Party, or to learn about upcoming events.

Area young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies on Saturday, May 10 (weather permitting), as the local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1378 hosts a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Smithville Municipal Airport.

The rally is part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation.

Children will be taken for a free scenic flight over the lake and the Smithville area from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. First come, first flown. The rides are limited to children only ages 8 to 17. Parent/legal guardian approval and signatures are required.

For more information call 615-330-7576 or email Lonnie.hitchcock@woodsnwings.com

Visit www.eaa.org/eaa/youth

An Alexandria man making hand gestures mimicking the firing of a gun after a dispute with a man and woman is facing assault charges.

49-year-old Michael Dwayne Bennett of Fuston Hollow Road Alexandria is charged with resisting arrest, driving on a revoked license, and assault (2 counts). His bond totals $17,000.

Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on April 23 a detective pulled over Bennett for driving on a revoked license. A background checked through central dispatch confirmed the offense. When told by the detective he was being arrested for DRL, Bennett became angry, refused to obey verbal commands, and pulled away when the detective grabbed his arm. After a brief struggle Bennett was placed in custody.

On the assault charges, Bennett was allegedly observed prowling around a residence and when confronted on a public roadway by both a man and woman, an altercation ensued between them and Bennett made a hand gesture toward them mimicking the firing of a gun causing the man and woman to fear imminent bodily injury.

35-year-old Debra Denise Waldo of Miller Road, Smithville is charged with driving on a revoked license and criminal impersonation. Her bond is $7,500 and she will be in court May 15.

Sheriff Ray said that on April 29 a detective was patrolling Evins Mill Road when he noticed a black Ford F150 traveling in the opposite lane. The detective pulled over the vehicle and spoke with the driver, a woman who identified herself as Candice Stajda and she gave her date of birth as September 18, 2000, A background check of the license through central dispatch revealed no record of that name. The woman was determined to actually be Waldo after a further investigation. Waldo lied about her name knowing she was wanted in both White and DeKalb County and for a revoked license offense. A background check on Waldo revealed that her license was revoked due to a DUI in Bradley County with a revocation date of September 1, 2015.

31-year-old Gerardo Morales of Blue Springs Road, Smithville is charged with domestic assault. His bond is $3,500 and he will be in court May 8.

Sheriff Ray said that on April 20 a deputy was summoned to Blue Springs Road due to a domestic abuse complaint. Upon arrival the officer spoke with a woman and her daughter. According to the woman, Morales and her daughter had gotten into an argument and she slapped Morales’ arm to get him away from her daughter. Morales then hit her (mother) on the left side of the face causing swelling and bruising. Statements were taken from both women and Morales was placed in custody.

For the second time within a week, the county commission has revised a medical examiner policy regarding how medical death investigators (MDIs) from the ambulance service are to be paid on death calls.

Under the new policy, as adopted by the county commission during Monday night’s special called meeting, four members of DeKalb EMS (EMTs & EMT-IVs) serving as MDIs will receive incentive pay for responding to death calls. One EMS employee will be designated as the “lead MDI” paid an extra $1.00 per hour on his hourly rate while the other three MDIs will get an additional 75 cents per hour. The idea is to have people from different EMS shifts to serve in the role. Qualified non-county (1099 contracted) employees could be called upon to serve for $100 per decedent if EMS MDIs are not available. In recent years, the county has recorded up to 75 death calls per year.

The new policy states in part, “There shall be three regular MDIs and one lead MDI appointed by the Medical Examiner, EMS Director, and County Mayor from the ambulance service. These four individuals will be on a performance-based term of six months to participate as an MDI. An MDI is encouraged to participate within a six-month period. If an MDI has not participated in a six-month period or their performance has been considered less than the desired performance, the Medical Death Investigator can be replaced by request of the Medical Examiner after or during the six-month period. If the four MDIs are unable to take a call, qualified non-county employees may be used paid at a rate of $100 per decedent”.

Commissioners voting for the new policy were Tom Chandler, Daniel Cripps, Sabrina Farler, Myron Rhody, Tony Luna, Greg Matthews, Larry Green, Glynn Merriman, Andy Pack, Beth Pafford, and Mathias Anderson. Commissioners voting against it were Brandon Donnell and Jeff Barnes. Commissioner Tony (Cully) Culwell was absent.

Commissioner Tom Chandler said by offering this incentive pay, MDIs would answer death calls at any time as part of their regular salary. “Roughly ballpark, this policy at a dollar an hour (extra incentive) would give that lead MDI about $2,100 of extra money a year whether they did any death investigations at all. And it doesn’t matter when they went (called out) whether its 3 o’clock in the morning or 5 o’clock in the afternoon. They are getting paid to do death investigations. Their compensation for doing death investigations came as part of their salary,” said Commissioner Chandler.

Commissioner Greg Matthews raised a concern that with this policy, hourly EMS employees serving as MDIs under certain conditions might still earn overtime pay. “If they (MDIs) work their full (EMS) shift and get their full money (salary) and then they answer four (MDI) calls then all four of those calls is overtime and those hours are not figured into this money (incentive pay). We are basing this on an hourly salary based on their regular hours,” said Commissioner Matthews.

“They will get paid when they go out on a call so it could accumulate overtime,” said County Mayor Matt Adcock.

EMS Director Trent Phipps explained to the commission that EMS is trying to avoid tying up an ambulance on an MDI death call.

“On Friday when he (MDI) was on an ambulance call in Murfreesboro and the only other person that was currently being allowed to do it (MDI) was also on an ambulance and answered a call that was way above her training because it was only the second or third one, she had ever done. She was tying up an emergency ambulance trying to sort out a problem. We’re trying to make that not happen,” said Director Phipps.

The commission rejected an earlier proposal 9-3 during the meeting to pay the lead MDI an extra 75 cents per hour and 50 cents per hour more to the three other MDIs and to add four hours of overtime each.

Commissioners voting for that motion were Larry Green, Brandon Donnell, and Sabrina Farler.

Commissioners voting against were Tom Chandler, Daniel Cripps, Myron Rhody, Tony Luna, Greg Matthews, Glynn Merriman, Andy Pack, Jeff Barnes, and Beth Pafford.

During a county commission workshop on April 24, the policy as proposed at that time was to pay medical death investigators four hours (overtime per call) at an hourly rate based off their ambulance service salary. But during the regular monthly meeting Monday night, April 28 the proposed policy, as adopted by the county commission was changed at that time from four hours to eight hours (overtime) that medical death investigators were to be paid. That policy, as adopted by the county commission on April 28, came under fire from Sheriff Patrick Ray who argued that the policy didn’t provide a level playing field between the on-call MDIs and his own on call employees who often have to spend a much longer period of time at a death scene and are not guaranteed eight hours of overtime. The sheriff’s opposition prompted the special called meeting Monday night.

The new policy in its entirety as adopted by the county commission Monday night, May 5 states as follows:

“The DeKalb County Medical Examiner will be appointed by the County Mayor with confirmation by the DeKalb County Commission. The DeKalb County Medical Examiner will serve five-year terms without term limits. The Medical Examiner will serve as the Medical Examiner and Medical Director of the DeKalb County ambulance service serving in the role responsible for death certificates, cremation certificates, ambulance service medical protocols, and any other task even by the County Mayor or County Commission that is pertinent to the Office of Medical Examiner or Medical Director. This policy is to adhere to all provisions set by statute T.C.A. § 38-7-104.”

“The Medical Examiner will be compensated at $100 per decedent. Deputy Medical Examiners or Medical Death Investigators, furthermore, regarded as MDI’s, shall be compensated 75 cents extra to their ambulance service salary as an incentive for conducting medical death investigations. The “Lead MDI” shall make an extra one dollar on their EMS salary to be the lead MDI. This one dollar is not in addition to the 75 cents that a regular MDI would make. There shall be three regular MDIs and one lead MDI appointed by the Medical Examiner, EMS Director, and County Mayor from the ambulance service. These four individuals will be on a performance-based term of six months to participate as a MDI. An MDI is encouraged to participate within a six-month period. If an MDI has not participated in a six-month period or their performance has been considered less than the desired performance, the Medical Death Investigator can be replaced by request of the Medical Examiner after or during the six-month period”.

“If the four MDIs are unable to take a call, qualified non-county employees may be used paid at a rate of $100 per decedent”.

“Non-county employees or non-ambulance service employees may participate as a MDI if they are a licensed emergency medical technician (EMT), paramedic, registered nurse, physician’s assistant or a person registered by or a diplomat of the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators and approved by the county medical examiner as qualified to serve as medical investigator (T.C.A. § 38-7-104(f). This individual will be considered a 1099 employee and will be compensated at a rate of $100 per decedent. These MDIs will not be covered under the county’s insurance and will not be offered county benefits. It will be the responsibility of the 1099 contracted employee to self-provide any liability, malpractice, etc. insurances”.

Property tax rates for City of Smithville landowners will not be going up this year, but water and sewer rates will be raised by 4% in order to keep utility revenues ahead of expenses, per state requirement.

During the regular monthly meeting Monday night, the Mayor and Aldermen adopted on first reading a budget ordinance for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Second and final reading action will be at the June 2 regular monthly meeting.

The city property tax rate is 0.7523 cents per $100 of assessed value and it is expected to generate $1,230,000 in local revenue. Actual city property tax collections for the year ending 2023-24 were $1,217,281.

The new rates for city water customers will be $8.59 per thousand gallons of usage (up from the current rate of $8.26 per thousand). Rates for customers outside the city limits will be $12.88 per thousand (up from the current rate of $12.38 per thousand. City sewer customers will pay $8.00 per thousand (up from the current rate of $7.69 per thousand).

Under state law, if a utility operates at a loss for more than two years and doesn’t address it, the state has the authority to force rate increases to make it solvent. The city is currently not running at a loss in the water and sewer fund. According to the budget the city finished the 2023-24-year June 30 on the plus side by $530,625 but is projected to be only $2,914 to the good by the end of the 2025-26 year on June 30.

The new budget includes a 3% pay raise for hourly city and salaried employees with a few exceptions (noted below). Those with up to four years of service would get a step raise due them on their employment anniversary date along with the 3% increase. The total regular base pay for all city employees combined in 2025-26 will be $3,081,525, up by $169,567 from $2,911,958 in 2024-25.

According to the budget, the salaries of the following city department heads and employees will be as follows (regular pay not including benefits) in 2025-26:

City Administrator: $90,000, up from $85,840 in 2024-25

Public Works Director: $74,000 up from $70,008

Certified Municipal Finance Officer (CMFO): $74,000, up from $66,950

Golf Manager: $42,000 up from $38,192

Lead Operator in Water & Sewer Maintenance (same employee with new title): $26.32 per hour with CDL, up from $23.64 per hour with CDL.

Parks employee: (same employee going from part time to full time): $19.07 per hour, up from $17.52 per hour.

Also included in the proposed new budget is $4,000 to increase the longevity pay of volunteer firefighters as follows: 5 to 10 years of service- $250; 10 to 15 years of service-$500, and over 15 years of service-$750. Total budgeted payment to volunteer firefighters-$70,000.

Not included in the budget is the proposed purchase of a $1.2 million Pierce fire engine as requested by the fire chief nor the three additional full-time (career) firefighter positions he wanted.

Projected general fund expenditures for 2025-26 are to exceed revenues by $250,970. A year ago, the budget showed that actual city spending outpaced revenues by $795,688 for the year ended June 30, 2024.

In the water and sewer fund, the city is projected to finish next year (2025-26) in the plus column by only $2,914. A year ago, actual water and sewer revenues exceeded expenditures by $530,625 as of June 30, 2024.

The 2025-26 budget includes the following in new spending:

CAPITAL OUTLAY:

*Public Works: mower trailer-$5,000; steam cleaner-$5,000; backhoe thumb kit-$5,300 (funded 50% from the general fund or $2,650 and 50% from the water and sewer budget $2,650)

*Fire Protection: 2 tri band filters for radios-$7,000; 10 batteries for radios-$3,800; training site equipment-$15,000; loose fire equipment-$25,000; new hydrants-$50,000

*Street Department: Paving-$100,000

Police Department: 2025 Tahoe-$52,143, 2025 Tahoe equipment-$8,554; 2025 Durango-$45,060, 2025 Durango equipment-$10,925, and tasers-$58,592.

*Financial Administration: G-5 software upgrade- $27,600 (funded 50% from the general fund or $13,800 and 50% from the water and sewer fund $13,800); backhoe thumb kit-$5,300 (funded 50% from the general fund or $2,650 and 50% from the water and sewer budget $2,650)

WATER AND SEWER FUND FIXED ASSET ADDITIONS:

*Fixed Asset additions: wastewater treatment plant air piping project- $130,000; G-5 software upgrade-$27,600 (funded 50% from the general fund or $13,800 and 50% from the water and sewer fund $13,800).