Commission hears FY2026 budget amendment, consent resolutions and appointment nominations

Miss Wheeler reviewed a fiscal-year 2026 budget amendment before the Montgomery County Commission, outlining revenue recognition and expense adjustments across multiple funds.

Wheeler said the county is recognizing $448,006.49 of previously unrecorded revenue from the Austin Peay lease of the F&M Arena (the county described the full contract as a $1,000,000 lease for the first five years and said this is the principal portion previously omitted). The amendment also increases miscellaneous refunds by $30,000 (reimbursement for witness fees), raises a CACTN child-advocacy grant by $14,037, and contains multiple small transfers and insurance-proceeds corrections across departments.

During questions, a commissioner asked about the $30,000 witness-travel expense on page 7; Wheeler explained the county pays the expense upfront and later receives state reimbursement. Another commissioner asked whether the Austin Peay amount was new or simply being recognized after the fact; Wheeler said it had been received but not included in the original budget.

The chair read several consent resolutions referenced on the agenda (including resolution 26.05.2 regarding unclaimed balances under the Unclaimed Property Act, 26.05.3 accepting funds from the Tennessee Valley Authority for Rotary Park restoration, and 26.05.4 approving a donation and development agreement for a public safety complex in Kirkwood). The chair noted consent-agenda items may be approved by one motion unless removed for separate consideration; the transcript does not record a vote tally or motion outcome for the consent agenda in the excerpt.

Commissioner Harper reported the nominating committee’s meeting and "nominated" Doug Jackson to fill the unexpired term of David Green, term to expire April 2027; the report was presented "in the form of a motion." The chair then read a series of mayoral appointments and nominations (Nathan Burkholder, Rochelle Leverett, Clayton Rudder, Deborah Moore) with the terms cited; the transcript records the nominations but does not show final approval votes or recorded outcomes.

Why it matters: The budget amendment changes how revenue and expense lines are recorded, which affects the fund balance and departmental budgets; the consent agenda items include capital and grant approvals that may lead to future contracts or project work.

Next steps and outstanding items: The transcript records explanation, questioning and the reading of nominations; it does not record recorded votes or formal approval outcomes for the consent agenda items or the appointment nominations in the provided excerpt.