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Board reappoints Chris McCarty of Lewis Thompson PC as school board attorney for 2025–26
Summary
The Lenoir City Board of Education voted to continue with Chris McCarty of Lewis Thompson, PC as the board attorney for the 2025–26 school year after a motion and roll-call vote.
The Lenoir City Board of Education voted to continue the firm Lewis Thompson, PC and attorney Chris McCarty as the board attorney for the 2025–26 school year after a motion and roll-call vote.
A board member recommended that the board “continue to recommend Chris McCarty with Lewis Thompson, PC to continue to serve for this year in the capacity of board attorney.” A motion to appoint McCarty was made and seconded; the board then conducted a roll-call vote and approved the appointment.
Why it matters: The board attorney provides routine legal advice on meeting procedure, contracts, personnel and policy matters. Reappointing the same counsel preserves continuity for legal representation and for counsel’s institutional knowledge of district matters.
Vote details: The motion was moved by Mitch Ledbetter and seconded by Tammy Powell; a roll-call vote followed and the motion passed (roll-call recorded in the meeting transcript). The transcript did not include the full roll-call tally in named-by-name vote form beyond the roll-call call of members.
Implementation: With approval, Lewis Thompson, PC will continue as board counsel for the 2025–26 school year. Any contract terms or fee arrangements were not specified in the transcript and were not discussed during this agenda item.
