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Resident urges road commission to post full agendas online and attend CTAS open-meetings training

January 01, 2025 | Wilson County, Tennessee


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Resident urges road commission to post full agendas online and attend CTAS open-meetings training
During public comment, a resident raised concerns about the commission's agenda posting practices and asked the county to ensure agendas are posted on the county website in compliance with state requirements. The commenter said the county had used "generic" agendas for 2024 and that one month's agenda was missing; they asked that items such as the proposed sale of the building next to animal control be posted as specific agenda items prior to vote.

The resident said the county rule requiring agendas be posted dates back to at least 2004 and that state law requires 48 hours' public notice for meetings. They said the mayor had agreed to request CTAS (County Technical Assistance Service) to provide open-meetings and open-records training and urged all five commissioners to attend. "I hope that all of the 5 of you attend that open meeting and open records training to kinda fix this problem," the commenter said.

Staff and commissioners responded that the county posts agendas on the website and that staff will include more detailed agenda language when advance notice is provided. Staff said last-minute items sometimes appear (for example, the meeting's "junk tire"/duct-tire report), and that emergency items can be added with protective language if necessary. Commissioners and staff discussed coordination among department staff who prepare separate agendas and the practical steps for ensuring items that are expected to be voted on appear with specific wording ahead of meetings. The commission accepted the suggestion that training would be helpful and noted staff would continue efforts to post agendas and improve notice practices.

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