During last night’s Cumberland County Commission meeting, members passed a resolution to establish an Archives and Records Management Fee. Instead of having the archiving funded by the property owners of the county, these fees will be added to the cost of the records that, by law, must be maintained and archived. The fees includes $5 for all beer licenses, $2.50 for marriage licenses, and $3 for notary public licenses and vehicle title transactions (only on the purchase of a vehicle). The resolution was approved 16-1 with Commissioner Woody Geisler voting against.

Commissioners also unanimously approved amending the March 20, 2017 edition of the Cumberland County Commission rules. Back in 2016, the Tennessee Legislature changed the state law concerning County Commissioners with a conflict of interest caused when the commissioner or spouse is employed by the county. Simply put, now the commissioner only has to declare a conflict in committee meetings instead of the during the full Commission meetings. A commissioner that abstains because of a conflict in committee is not counted when determining a majority vote.

A resolution requesting a donation to the Fair Park Senior Citizens Center in the amount of $6,745 for a new van was approved unanimously. The members raised $20,000 of the cost of the van and asked the City of Crossville and the County to fund the remaining cost.

Several appointments were approved by the county commission last night. Joyce Rorabaugh was reappointed as the Cumberland County Archivist for a term that ends September 30, 2019. Sally G. Bolin was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner and Marsha Polson was reappointed to the Cumberland County Board of Health for one year. Janet Klunder and Art Gernt were appointed as members to the Crossville-Cumberland County Convention and Visitors Bureau with terms expiring August 31, 2021. Tom Isham was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Darrell Comer on the Cumberland County Health and Safety Standards Board through May 15, 2019.

On recommendation of the Delinquent Tax Committee, the offers of Harold G. Cliff, Sen Tung, and Alma Leung were accepted to purchase properties owned by Cumberland County. This will get these properties back on the tax rolls. Included in the purchase price are the attorney’s fees required to complete the process.

According to County Finance Director Nathan Brock last night, sales tax collections for the Board of Education for the month of August were approximately $838,000 against a budget of $819,000. Emergency Medical Service revenue is down coming in at $234,000 versus a $333,000 monthly budget. According to EMS Director Chris Miller, this is because of the process of re-licensing with Medicare.

The meeting ended with a few outgoing commissioners thanking everyone for their opportunity to serve. Many also thanked County Mayor Kenneth Carey, Jr. for his service. County Mayor-Elect Allen Foster and incoming newly elected county commissioners will take the oath of office August 31 at the old courthouse in Crossville.