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Commissioner urges review of committee rules after controversy over omnibus resolution and budget timing
Summary
A commissioner urged the county to review committee rules and limit omnibus resolutions after public complaints about Resolution 20-416, and recommended using special committees under Tennessee law to improve transparency.
A commissioner urged the Bedford County Commission to review committee rules and limit the use of omnibus resolutions after public complaints about a multi-part resolution identified in the meeting as Resolution 20-416.
The commissioner said Resolution 20-416 combined multiple projects — including a Liberty School project, a juvenile facility matter and a surplus facility — into a single omnibus action that generated public outcry. “The biggest complaint… is the resolution 20 416,” the commissioner said, noting that five or six members of the public spoke at a prior meeting to object to packaging multiple proposals in one resolution.
The commissioner proposed revisiting committee roles and recommended considering creation of…
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