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Carroll County Electric Board Approves, Contributes To Second Round of TVA COVID-19 Fund

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HUNTINGDON (October 29) — The Carroll County Electric Board met Thursday at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce with a lengthy agenda.
Board members approved a second round of the TVA Community Care Fund. Established in April as a partnership with local power companies, the fund provides assistance to power customers who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. TVA matches funds raised by providers up to $10,000 in each round.
Carroll County more than met the goal during the first round through donations and carries over $2,050 to the second round. The board also approved a $1,000 contribution by the electric department to the fund.
Ryan Drewry presented the audit report from Alexander Thompson Arnold, which included no findings in the current or prior years, and the board approved the report.
The board approved a $100 hole sponsorship for the annual Chamber Golf Tournament to be held on Thursday November 19.

Also approved was a $100 donation to the Carroll County Habitat for Humanity. The board usually sponsors a hole in the Habitat golf tournament, which was canceled this year due to the pandemic.
Board members discussed the annual electric department Christmas dinner and ultimately decided to cancel it. Instead, all current and former employees and board members will receive a $50 gift certificate that can be used at any Chamber member-business.
The next two board meetings were rescheduled due to holiday conflicts. The November meeting will be on the 19th and the December meeting on the 16th, both at the Chamber.
Danny Brawner reported that a department truck for sale had received no bids that met the $14,000 reserve. He will look into putting the truck on govdeals.com, a government surplus auction website.
Drewry updated the board on the status of the department’s application to join the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, which provides employees a defined benefit as opposed to the current system’s defined contribution. The process began in April, and Drewry reported that everything requested for the application had been submitted as of that morning. The board has not yet made a final determination on joining TCRS.
The meeting adjourned in just over 45 minutes.