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Debbie Stafford elected chair; Michael Biddle chosen vice chair at Knox County committee reorganization
Summary
During a routine reorganization, committee members nominated and approved Debbie Stafford as chair and elected Michael Biddle vice chair; members also added a public forum to comply with a recent state law and scheduled subcommittee work on the code of ethics.
Debbie Stafford was elected chair of the Knox County committee and Michael Biddle was elected vice chair during the committee’s reorganization meeting. Members nominated Stafford by voice and approved her to serve another year; the committee later held a roll-call vote for vice chair and the chair announced Michael Biddle as the winner.
The reorganization followed the chair’s announcement of newly selected members and one declined appointment. The committee learned that DJ Korkorin Cochran, selected by the County Commission, declined to serve because a family member works for Knox County, leaving an open seat to be filled before the next meeting in February.
Stafford accepted the role and remarked she would serve for another year: “I am willing to accept the position for one more year,” she said. Members then moved to formalize her appointment; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. For the vice chair contest, nominees Michael Biddle and Steven Goodpaster were put forward and members cast votes; the chair announced Biddle had been elected vice chair.
Other routine business included accepting the minutes/old business by motion and voice vote and adding a public forum section to the agenda to comply with a recently passed state law requiring publicly noticed meetings to include such a section.
The committee adjourned after completing the listed business.
