Votes at a glance: Cocke County approves notaries, budget transfers, contracts, appointments and leases
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Summary
The Cocke County legislative body approved a slate of routine items on Jan. 20, including notary renewals, budget transfers for county and school systems, a contract extension, several committee appointments and two two‑year leases for county offices; a new resolution establishing bridge‑naming procedure also was adopted.
At its Jan. 20 meeting, the Cocke County legislative body approved multiple routine motions, adopting notary renewals, accepting budget committee recommendations and approving committee appointments and leases.
The body approved renewals for three notaries: Dennis C. Thornton, Alicia L. Clark and Angela Pesky Grooms. Commissioners then accepted the quarterly revenue and expenditure report for the Circuit Court and approved budget committee recommendations to authorize transfers and wage adjustments for Cocke County and the Cocke County School System.
A budget committee recommendation to extend an existing county contract was approved following a roll call. The chair described the item as an extension of the current contract; no additional contract details were discussed publicly at the meeting.
The body confirmed several appointments: Karen Chambers was appointed to the County Partnership Committee and the Rafting Committee; Bill Miller and Gail Blaser were appointed to the Cotton and Drafting Committee; and Zachary Phillips and Tanya Thornton were assigned to the Oak Road Abatement/Opioid Abatement Task Force (with Phillips indicated as an alternate in discussion).
Two two‑year leases were approved: one at 157 Western Plaza Way (current location of the county election commission) and a second at 301 Cosby Highway (current county office location referenced in the packet). The legislative body moved, seconded and voted to approve each lease.
In new business, the legislative body adopted a resolution establishing a procedure for naming bridges in Cocke County. The resolution was prepared by the county attorney and accepted by the Highway Commission on Dec. 9, 2025, and commissioners approved it on Jan. 20 after brief questions about its scope.
No item in this meeting record shows a recorded roll‑call tally with named yes/no votes for every action; votes were announced as passed following roll calls or voice votes and the clerk recorded approvals as motions passed.
