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Votes at a glance: Roane County Commission approves rezoning, appointments, budget amendments and contracts
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Summary
The Roane County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of resolutions and motions at its Sept. 8 meeting, including a zoning rezone, board appointments, committee assignments, budget and grant amendments, a multi-year inmate-communications contract and authorizations for legal action.
The Roane County Board of Commissioners approved a series of resolutions and motions during its Sept. 8 meeting. Most motions passed unanimously; one authorization to file suit recorded a 14-1 procedural tally as noted below.
Key outcomes
- Rezoning: Resolution 092501 Zulu (rezone of map 094.027.03 from A-2 to R-1) — planning commission recommended approval; commissioners moved and seconded the resolution and voted to adopt the rezoning. Motion carries 15-0.
- Appointments and elections: Shannon Hester was elected chairman (vote recorded as carried 15-0); Ben Gann (identified in the meeting) was elected chairman pro tem; Sharon Shadwick was confirmed to the Brown County Public Utility Board (motion carries 15-0); other routine committee appointments and a committee-on-committees membership list were approved (motion carries 15-0).
- Legal actions: The commission authorized the county attorney to file lawsuits regarding properties listed on the detached-case request form in two separate resolutions. One such motion is recorded as carried 14-0 (clerk recorded motion carries 14) and the other as carried (15-0) when taken later in the agenda. (Text of affected property lists was in the detached-case request form.)
- Contracts and services: The commission approved a multi-year agreement with Citytel Company, Inc. (CTC) for inmate communication services (motion carries 15-0). The item was described as a continuation of a longstanding vendor relationship.
- Budget and grant adjustments: The commission approved multiple budget amendments and grant acceptances, including adjustments to the general fund for Tennessee Law Enforcement Hiring Training, local health service grant amendments for the Roane County Health Department (fiscal year 25-26), opioid settlement fund expenditure changes for FY25-26, a general capital projects fund correction, and amendments to the wastewater treatment fund to reflect assessment management plan grants (all motions carried 15-0 as recorded).
- Employee insurance: See separate coverage: commission revised employee and county contributions to the Roane County Employees Health Insurance Plan with implementation steps and a $1,000 county CDHP HSA contribution (motion carries 15-0).
How commissioners voted
Where the transcript recorded votes it consistently notes “motion carries” and the clerk recorded the vote totals as follows: 15-0 for the majority of items; one item authorizing litigation was recorded as motion carries 14 (the transcript records that tally when the clerk announced the vote).
Items with motions recorded in meeting materials or the transcript (not all debate recorded in detail)
- Zoning resolution 092501 Zulu — approved (15-0). Motion by Burry, second by Doves (planning commission recommendation noted during public hearing). - Confirmation of appointment: Sharon Shadwick to Brown County Public Utility Board — approved (15-0). Motion by Burry, second by Gaines. - Election of Chairman (Shannon Hester) — approved (15-0). Motion by Brackett. - Election of Chairman Pro Tem (Ben Gann named) — approved (15-0). Motion by Brackett. - Resolution setting commission meeting dates and related scheduling adjustments — approved (15-0). - Resolution adopting rules of procedure, amended to discourage scheduling committee meetings on Wednesday evenings — approved as amended (15-0). - Committee-on-committees appointments (names recorded in meeting packet) — approved (15-0). - Resolutions authorizing county attorney to file lawsuits regarding listed properties — approved (one vote recorded as 14-0, another as 15-0). - Multi-year inmate communications agreement with Citytel Company, Inc. (CTC) — approved (15-0). Motion by Hooks, second by Kirby. - Multiple budget/grant amendments (general fund law-enforcement training; local health service grant for the health department; opioid settlement fund expenditures; participation in national opioid settlement; general capital fund adjustments; wastewater-treatment fund amendments) — all approved (15-0).
The meeting minutes and the clerk's record contain the formal text of each motion and the detached-case property lists for the litigation authorizations; where the transcript did not include a mover/second or full motion text the entry above notes the motion number and outcome.
