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Rutherford County commissioners vote to censure Mayor Joe Carr over early signing of waste contract
Summary
After a lengthy, at-times heated debate, the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners voted 11–8 with 2 abstentions to censure Mayor Joe Carr for signing a waste-management contract before the purchasing committee’s formal approval; county counsel said censure is symbolic and carries no legal penalty.
Rutherford County commissioners voted 11–8, with two abstentions, on Sept. 12 to censure Mayor Joe Carr for signing a waste-management contract before the purchasing committee had formally acted.
The motion to censure — forwarded from the steering committee as a discussion item — prompted more than an hour of debate. Supporters said the mayor’s action violated established committee process and merited a formal rebuke. “There’s a fact. There’s a violation of the act,” one commissioner said, urging a stern rebuke so the conduct wouldn’t recur.
Opponents called the move symbolic…
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