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Coffee County Commission approves appointments, budget amendments and resolutions; opioid abatement committee formed
Summary
At its meeting, the Coffee County Commission approved multiple appointments and budget amendments, accepted a signed professional-services agreement, and adopted Resolution 2025-1 creating an opioid abatement disbursement committee. Most motions passed by recorded votes shown in the minutes.
The Coffee County Commission on an evening meeting approved a slate of appointments, budget amendments and a resolution forming an opioid abatement disbursement committee, among other routine actions.
The commission voted to adopt the agenda as amended after earlier amendments removed mayoral appointments to the 911 board and sent a personnel-policy revision (item 10f) back to the legislative process. The agenda adoption passed 16-0.
Votes at a glance: - Amendment to remove mayoral 911 appointments from tonight’s agenda: Passed, 11 yes, 5 no. (Motion maker: Commissioner Benton Brown; second: Commissioner Hodge.) - Amendment to remove item 10f (separation policy) from tonight’s agenda and send it through the legislative committee: Passed, 11 yes, 5 no. (Motion maker: Commissioner Hodge; second: Commissioner Chambers.) - Adoption of the agenda as amended: Passed, 16 yes. (Motion maker: Commissioner Duncan; second: Commissioner Morris.) - Resolution 2025-1 (create opioid abatement fund disbursement committee and appoint initial members): Passed, 16 yes. The resolution names initial designees including Leslie Brasfield (education), the Hon. Robert Carter (judiciary), Martha Henley (health care), Lee Nettles (law enforcement) and Roseanne Smith (designated county commissioner). The resolution text is the CTAS model reviewed by the county attorney. (Motion maker: Commissioner Seaburn; second: Commissioner Hollingsworth.) - Emergency Management Agency (EMA) appointments: Tyler Hickerson and Steven Rogers appointed and confirmed, 16 yes. (Nominations made and a motion to cease nominations carried, then the commission voted to confirm the two nominees.) - Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) resolution (notification that county zoning will not interfere with bridge replacements on US 41/Bradley Creek): Passed (vote recorded; 16 yes). (Motion maker: Commissioner Tim Morris; second: Commissioner Hodge.) - Budget calendar for the fiscal year: Passed, 16 yes. (Motion maker: Commissioner D. Ford; second: Commissioner Morris.) - EMS GRAMA/related item acceptance: Passed, 16 yes. (Motion maker: Commissioner Benton Brown; second: Commissioner Watkins.) - School budget amendment (general purpose fund increase for capital outlay for paving projects): Passed, 16 yes. (Presenter: School staff; motion recorded and seconded.) - Multiple county budget amendments (streets/signage in industrial park, debt-service timing adjustment, capital projects including replacement vehicles and dumpsters): Each passed, recorded as 16 yes. - Acceptance of signed professional-services agreement with the Mental Health Cooperative (previously approved; vote to accept document with signatures): Passed, 16 yes.
Several other routine committee reports and proclamations were also approved by unanimous or recorded votes. The minutes record each roll-call where shown and the meeting chair announced each tally.
What the votes mean: The opioid-abatement committee resolution creates a local committee to administer potential opioid-settlement funds over time; the county used CTAS model language and named initial designees for categories such as education, judiciary, health care and law enforcement. EMA appointments fill two vacancies on the commission-confirmed EMA board. Budget amendments reflect one-time adjustments and timing changes (including an advance bond payment noted as a timing adjustment for the debt-service fund).
No ordinance adoptions or second readings were recorded on tonight’s agenda.
