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Ripley aldermen fail to establish independent five‑member utility board
Summary
A motion to create a five‑member independent board to oversee Ripley Power and Light failed for lack of a sustained second; aldermen debated past lawsuits, charter limits and timing for any future appointments.
A motion to establish a five‑member independent utility board to supervise Ripley Power and Light failed during a Ripley Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting after the motion did not receive a sustained second.
Alderman Austin read a motion proposing a five‑member independent utility board “pursuant to the Tennessee Municipal Electric Plant Law of 1935,” with the mayor to appoint four qualified individuals and one member of the board of mayor and aldermen to serve as liaison. Alderman Thomas Thompson initially seconded the motion, but the second was withdrawn and the presiding officer declared the motion failed.
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