I am trying to find out who to contact for cruelty to dogs in Greenville, TN. I have been to this person's house and have seen several dogs in very very bad conditions! Left in small cages, in their own urine and stools! Skinny! Please contact me to let me know.

I have a suggestion that may help to get some county money to help out with operations and maybe expand capabilities and facilities. While trying to fight the latest huge property tax increase proposal, I have discovered $923,800.00 in annual giveaways of our tax money that has been going on for a long time, contained in the following 27 Section, 4 Page Document. Most of this does not pass the smell test and I am not understanding how they can take our tax money and give it to organizations that we would refuse to give to. $3,000.00 to Andrew Johnson Bank for a Basketball Tournament? Ballet dancing? Why not feed the animals and expand the Humane Society? Maybe this should be brought at a commission meeting soon before the pass another budget? A RESOLUTION MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF GREENE COUNTY, TENNESSEE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2016 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2017 WHEREAS, Section 5-9-109, Tennessee Code Annotated, authorizes the Greene County Legislative Body to make appropriations to various nonprofit organizations; and WHEREAS, the Greene County Legislative Body recognizes the various nonprofit organizations located in Greene County have great need of funds to carry on their nonprofit charitable work. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Greene County, on this the 15th day of August, 2016: SECTION 1. That $86,000 be appropriated to the Library to promote the public welfare of Greene County; SECTION 2. That $202,860 be appropriated to the Volunteer Fire Departments to promote the public welfare of Greene County; SECTION 3. That $40,000 be appropriated to the Greeneville Parks and Recreation Dept. to promote the public welfare of Greene County; SECTION 4. That $15,000 be appropriated to Kinser Park to promote the public welfare of Greene County; SECTION 5. That $120,000 be appropriated to the Greeneville/Greene County 9-1-1 Agency to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 6. That $10,000 be appropriated to the Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 7. That $199,000 be appropriated to the Greeneville-Greene County Partnership to be distributed one-half for Economic Development and one-half for Tourism to promote the public welfare of Greene County, which is comprised of the amount of Hotel/Motel tax received by the County less the Trustee’s Commission. SECTION 8. That $50,000 be appropriated to the Niswonger Performing Arts to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 9. That $800 be appropriated to the Greeneville-Greene County Partnership to promote maintenance of certain designated directional signs within Greene County. 10 of 151 SECTION 10. That $10,000 be appropriated to the Dickson-Williams Historical to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 11. That $10,000 be appropriated to The Greeneville - Greene County History Museum to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 12. That $2,000 be appropriated to the Central Ballet Theatre to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 13. That $15,000 be appropriated to the Boys & Girls Club of Greeneville & Greene County to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 14. That $3,000 be appropriated to the Greeneville/Greene County Partnership Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic Basketball Tournament to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 15. That $5,000 be appropriated to the Greene County Special Olympics to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 16. That $1,500 be appropriated to the Greene County Forestry Division to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 17. That $30,380 be appropriated to the Greeneville/Greene County Airport to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 18. That $50,000 be appropriated to the Greeneville/Greene County Airport, subject to the hiring of an Airport Manager and to be prorated evenly over FY 2017. SECTION 19. That $15,000 be appropriated to the Greeneville Rehabilitation Center to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 20. That $5,000 be appropriated to the Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 21. That $15,000 be appropriated to Frontier Health to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 22. That $3,000 be appropriated to Keep Greene Beautiful to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 23. That $11,760 be appropriated to First Tennessee Human Resources to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 24. That $1,000 be appropriated to the Child Advocacy Center to promote the public welfare of Greene County. 11 of 151 SECTION 25. That $2,500 be appropriated to Second Harvest Food Bank to promote the public welfare of Greene County. SECTION 26. That $10,000 be appropriated to Greeneville/Greene County Food Bank to promote the welfare of Greene County. SECTION 27. That $10,000 be appropriated to Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all appropriations enumerated above are subject to the following conditions: 1. That the nonprofit organizations to which funds are appropriated shall file with the County Clerk and the disbursing officials a copy of any annual report of its business affairs and transactions and the proposed use of the county’s funds in accordance with rules promulgated by the Comptroller of the Treasury, Chapter 0380-2-7. Such annual report shall be prepared and certified by the chief financial officer of such nonprofit organization in accordance with Section 5-9-109©. Tennessee Code Annotated. 2. That said funds must only be used by the named nonprofit charitable organizations in furtherance of their nonprofit charitable purposes benefiting the general welfare of the residents of Greene County. 3. That it is the expressed interest of the county commission of Greene County in providing these funds to the above named nonprofit charitable organizations to be fully in compliance with Chapter 0380-2-7 of the Rules of the Comptroller of the Treasury, and Section 5-9-109, Tennessee Code Annotated, and any and all other laws which may apply to county appropriations to nonprofit organizations and so this appropriation is made subject to compliance with any and all of these laws and regulations. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage. This resolution shall be spread upon the minutes of the Board of County Commissioners. 12 of 151 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Greene County Legislative Body meeting on the 15th day of August, 2016, a quorum being present and a majority voting in the affirmative do hereby approve the above stated contributions to other agencies. _________________________ _______________________________ County Mayor County Attorney _________________________ Budget & Finance Committee County Court Clerk Sponsors