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Votes at a glance: appointments, budget items, leases and equipment financing approved by Dickson County Commission
Summary
The commission approved multiple routine and financial items including a solid waste director appointment, medical examiner reappointment, water authority reappointment, a Pitney Bowes postage-meter lease, a capital outlay note for EMS/Fire equipment, the 2026 road list, and a notaries list. A school presentation was postponed.
At its regular session, the Dickson County Commission approved a slate of appointments, budget and capital items, and a lease renewal. Highlights of votes taken by voice vote include:
- Approval of minutes from the 12/15/2025 regular session (motion by Commissioner Gray; second by Commissioner McElwain).
- Appointment of Jackie Fayette as Solid Waste Management Director; Fayette will be made official starting tomorrow and payroll changes will be processed.
- Reappointment of Dr. Kyle Moore as medical examiner (motion by Commissioner Simpkins; second by Commissioner McElwain).
- Reappointment of a county appointee to the Water Authority Board (Paula Elazar noted as a county appointee previously reappointed; another county appointee identified as "Mr. James" sought reappointment). Motion by Commissioner Ledger; second by Commissioner Spicer.
- Approval of budget amendments for all funds except schools; finance noted an amendment to include benefits for a mental-health grant and the circuit court clerk, and stated these are pass-through grant funds that do not require additional county funding.
- Approval of a 60-month Pitney Bowes postage-meter lease for three court offices at $115.92 per office per month; finance said offices can cover the cost in current budgets.
- Approval of a capital outlay note to finance replacement EMS monitors and purchase a fire truck; county described a 7-year payback schedule consistent with debt-service planning.
- Approval of the 2026 road list presented by Mr. Hodges.
- Approval of a list of notaries read by the clerk (motion by Commissioner Beatty; second by Commissioner Britt).
- Other business: a scheduled school presentation on proposed facility improvements was postponed at the school's request; commissioners asked that the presentation return next month with more-complete information.
All listed motions were approved by voice vote during the meeting; no recorded roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript.
