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Cheatham County holds special session for mayoral candidate presentations; commission adjourns after Q&A
Summary
Cheatham County’s Legislative Body convened June 22, 2017, to hear five mayoral candidates present and answer questions. Each candidate drew presentation order and received 15 minutes; after a brief recess and a question-and-answer period, the body adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
The Cheatham County Legislative Body met in a special called session on June 22, 2017, in the General Sessions Courtroom in Ashland City to hear presentations from five mayoral candidates and to conduct related procedural business. Acting Chairman Tim Williamson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., and County Clerk Teresa Gupton recorded a quorum, with eleven commissioners present.
Acting Chairman Tim Williamson had each mayoral candidate randomly draw a number to determine the order of presentations. The commission’s minutes list the order drawn as John Haines, James Gupton, Kerry McCarver, Mary MacRae and Amber Locke; each candidate was allotted 15 minutes to make a presentation. The record shows a five-minute recess called at 7:16 p.m.; the meeting resumed at 7:23 p.m.
Following the presentations, each candidate returned to the floor and answered questions from the commission; the minutes state that each individual candidate was given the floor to respond to each question. With no further business reported in the minutes, Commissioner Dale McCarver moved to adjourn; Commissioner Shanon Pickard seconded. The motion was approved by voice vote and the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. The minutes reference two internal resolutions associated with the quorum declaration and adjournment (see Resolution 1 and Resolution 2).
The minutes list attendees and absentees by name. Present commissioners included Betty Ramsey, Gary Binkley, Walter Weakley, Ann Jarreau, Diana Pike Lovell, Tim Williamson, Dale McCarver, Shanon Pickard, Connie Mayo and Jimmy Hedgepath. Commissioner Eugene O. Evans Sr. is recorded as absent. The record notes that Acting County Mayor Donnie Jordan and County Attorney Michael Bligh attended the session; Teresa Gupton served as County Clerk.
The minutes do not record any formal vote related to the selection or appointment of a mayoral candidate; they record only the presentation order, allotted presentation time, the subsequent question-and-answer period, and the procedural motion to adjourn.
