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Mayor Whitby appoints Spencer Campbell and Jeff Blanton to county boards; commission acknowledges appointments
Summary
Mayor Patty Whitby issued orders appointing Spencer Campbell to the Carter County Board of Equalization until the regular April 2026 appointments, and Jeff Blanton to the Syme Utility District Board of Commissioners effective May 19, 2025.
Carter County Mayor Patty Whitby announced two appointments during the May 19 meeting: Spencer Campbell was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Carter County Board of Equalization to serve until the next regular appointments in April 2026, and Jeff Blanton was appointed to a full four‑year term on the Syme Utility District Board of Commissioners, effective May 19, 2025.
The mayor read the statutory bases for both appointments. For the Board of Equalization appointment she cited Tennessee Code Annotated procedures for filling vacancies; for the utility district appointment she read the statutory process authorizing the county mayor to appoint from certified nominees submitted by the district board.
Commissioners did not move to overturn either appointment; the mayor asked if there were any questions and none were raised in the meeting record.
