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Commissioners remove GPS discussion on EMS vehicles after contested vote; supporters vow records requests
Summary
Sumner County commissioners voted 3-2 to remove an item about GPS on county EMS vehicles from the agenda. Supporters of discussion, who said citizens want transparency about ambulance deployments and vehicle tracking, tried to restore the item but were ruled out of order; one commissioner said they will pursue public records to obtain details.
Sumner County commissioners voted to remove an agenda item about GPS tracking of county emergency medical services vehicles, and an effort to restore the item for public discussion failed during the same meeting.
Commissioner Wright, who pressed to keep the topic on the agenda, said he had "several folks reach out" about a lack of records showing how often ambulances leave stations and whether a GPS policy exists. He moved to add the item back for discussion so "the people would know what it's about," but the motion was blocked by the chair and the earlier vote to strike remained in place.
The motion to remove the item (listed as 13c on the draft agenda) passed on a voice vote described in the meeting as 3 to 2. Commissioners did not record individual roll-call votes in the…
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