Ray Jeter submitted a written resignation to the Maury County Commission at its Jan. 6 special-call meeting, saying his newly completed home now lies in a different district after 2022 map changes and that state law and county rules require him to step down.

Chairman Markham read Jeter’s letter into the record. The letter stated, in part, that Jeter resigns “from my elected positions as chairman pro tem, safety committee chairman, building committee member, audit committee member, and county commissioner for the Eighth District.” The commission and staff corrected the county name to Maury County when discussing the resignation.

Commissioners said the vacancy will be announced publicly and addressed at the commission’s full meeting later this month; the board indicated it intends to run a public notice and, if the schedule holds, to fill the seat in February. County staff said they would confirm the exact notice timing required by state law before publishing; one staff member said, “I have to go back and look at the statute” about the number of notice days.

In the interim, commissioners discussed temporary committee assignments. Commissioner Howard said he had spoken with a colleague named Danny and that Danny will serve as vice chair of the safety committee and chair the safety committee meeting the next day; the commission will nominate a building-committee replacement at the full meeting. Chairman Markham also said nominations and confirmation for chairman pro tem will be scheduled for the full commission meeting.

Jeter’s letter thanked residents and noted his continued engagement in local politics as a private citizen. No formal vote was required or taken at the special-call meeting to accept the resignation; the commission treated the reading as an official announcement and set steps to publish the opening and receive nominations.