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Committee members said the draft revisions, which were provided to the committee by staff, add language on sick-leave use, potential abuse and the requirement of a doctor's certificate in certain circumstances. The chair said the current sick-leave language is largely on the first two pages of the document, and the proposed amendments are in the last two pages of the packet.

\"The sick leave uses, the sick leave abuse, doctor, certificate. Those have been added from what I understand,\" the chair said when presenting the draft. Members said elected officials and department heads requested stronger language to give supervisors \"some teeth\" to address questionable use.

Commissioner Chambers moved to forward the sick-leave revisions to the full commission as presented; Commissioner Miller seconded the motion. The committee voted in favor and will place the proposed revisions on the full commission agenda for final action.

No final adoption occurred at the committee meeting; the full commission will consider the draft at a future meeting and may amend it further.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","9/29/25 Legislative Committee","oneSentenceSummary","The committee reviewed and forwarded proposed revisions to the county sick-leave policy that add documentation requirements (doctor's certificate) to address suspected sick-leave abuse; the draft will go to the full commission.","taxTitle","Coffee County, Tennessee","taxId",70973,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},5972119,"Legislative committee forwards work-from-home policy to full commission",179,2403454,2583015,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5853773-b59c62bf3caf2ea6d868aa382227dbfa&start=2403&end=2583","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5853773-b59c62bf3caf2ea6d868aa382227dbfa/thumbnail_2403454.jpg","/articles/5972119/Coffee-County/Tennessee/Legislative-committee-forwards-work-from-home-policy-to-full-commission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5972119-0d4e22d583cfe40739756271a5e04d7c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770555381&Signature=eMTdHRKZUhvLCToMuUOvq1H6-baUWC4ReknQ6O7Io70QKpv6ORpyFnxfjvRIcrU0JZnQnffQ-jEuevpFtahFL56G4uYXsGMlvNR4~FQkOxWGOe6KZLk1Wvq3hGIkSScrCNKrdB~LiyVz2uP49N~8P2Ngj4~BeDcD9fCEzbhjYig7lQeOcAe0DbGGxtMUM6u-LWMsNS1vGHTaNwnvsPgquwKlrSmVD9-vZdmeCjtcN1TJx4ALx6juOTXHahqX-gnBG1x8qFR-UJWljWTBAtVUHpKaWtsIbP2jbhfsUOQDugUlKX5ioIby4mfOmt4WacOsoGHbTAUmwEXKYXmyJiVQeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Coffee County Legislative Committee on Sept. 29 forwarded a draft work-from-home policy to the full commission after a brief discussion in which several committee members and department representatives indicated agreement.

The draft states plainly: \"Coffee County government does not authorize any employee to work from home.\" The chair read that sentence while presenting the draft, and committee members and some elected department heads present said they thought the language was clear and appropriate.

Commissioner Miller moved to forward the draft to the full commission for final action; Commissioner Chambers seconded the motion. The committee voted unanimously to send the policy to the full commission.

Committee members said they saw the draft as clarifying county expectations for employees and elected officials, and no substantive edits were proposed at the Legislative Committee meeting. The draft will appear on the agenda of the full commission for final consideration.","A draft work-from-home policy that states \"Coffee County government does not authorize any employee to work from home\" was forwarded to the full commission for consideration.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},5972124,"Legislative committee sends public-comment policy back for rewrite after debate over donated speaking time",2334,127350,2462255,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5853773-b59c62bf3caf2ea6d868aa382227dbfa&start=127&end=2462","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5853773-b59c62bf3caf2ea6d868aa382227dbfa/thumbnail_127350.jpg","/articles/5972124/Coffee-County/Tennessee/Legislative-committee-sends-public-comment-policy-back-for-rewrite-after-debate-over-donated-speaking-time","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5972124-0ae539509f9b52828f85eec2a0c95ec0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770555381&Signature=P~HWrXx9qZdq1VHAxKxpK~kpfYP9HLINVNDcmrbvDLqz5Us9HLPt9mZUCXeR80qIOhf7d~zZVzm6Wc4QnBNOs695kT85nUUT27iNpWTRUx256tq7qnnC8LsOOcbBp8OujxZt0y1LDLEcCnnLpV9F8iw2do1t4bT~942rV~OEIQo5-m9u1F1zDzz0vTh3GS4Z5qh9lj9BGHadjvq0tD7T75JVcOygdo2b7X-HOtQcnxrwumW889czJyoJWonC6EK6dVwKjdrErJBeD6uFDPgXHw8EAdqPVCZ~hu6dvnK3qQFLDwvd3nP0jBWpZk2bCakSh3ws-sj0oQukbtK3X4Jgfg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Coffee County\u0000Legislative Committee members on Sept. 29 debated a draft public-comment policy that would list the public-comment period first on agendas, limit participation to 10 Coffee County residents and give each speaker up to three minutes. After extended discussion about whether speakers should be allowed to donate their time to another speaker, the committee voted to send the draft back to the Policies and Procedures committee with a recommendation to clarify when donated time may be used.

The draft read into the record by the Legislative Committee chair said the policy would \"provide each person with a maximum of 3 minutes to speak during the public comment period\" and that \"donations of speaking time it will not be permitted.\" The chair read the policy language to the committee before discussion.

The policy text the committee reviewed also says the public-comment period will be listed first on the agenda, that the commission \"shall allow a maximum of 10 Coffee County residents to speak during the public comment period,\" and that the commission will use a physical sign-up sheet that records name, street address, county of residence, agenda topic and whether the speaker is for, against or neutral on the item.

\"That's the only issue I have with the whole thing,\" said Commissioner Miller, referencing the proposed prohibition on donated time. \"I think we're taking away rights of the citizens by having that in there.\" Commissioner Brown and others said they supported some ability to donate time, but only after ensuring other agenda topics also receive the chance for comment.

Committee discussion focused on how to balance a fair opportunity across multiple agenda topics with the goal of preventing public-comment periods that run many hours. Several commissioners described past public-comment sessions that lasted an hour and a half and said a maximum total (the draft equates 10 speakers at three minutes each to 30 minutes total) would prevent late-night meetings.

After discussion, a motion to forward the draft back to Policies and Procedures with a recommendation that \"donation of time cannot be considered until other agenda items requested to be covered have been addressed\" passed on a committee vote. Committee members agreed to have a representative attend the next Policies and Procedures meeting to present the committee's concerns.

The committee did not adopt the draft policy as written. The action returns the draft to Policies and Procedures for revision to incorporate the committee's recommended clarifying language before it goes to the full commission.

The Policies and Procedures committee, the Legislative Committee and the full commission will each see revised language before any new public-comment policy is adopted by the commission.","Coffee County\u0000legislative committee debated a draft public-comment policy that would limit public speakers to 10 county residents at 3 minutes each; the committee voted to return the draft to Policies and Procedures with a recommended clarification on when donated speaking time may be used.","actionData","errors"]

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