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Proposal to recognize June as Pride Month draws mixed testimony and dies for lack of motion
Summary
A citizen-submitted resolution asking Sevier County to recognize June as Pride Month prompted multiple public comments both for and against but received no motion and therefore did not advance at the May 8 steering committee meeting.
Commissioner Ray Ogle presented a citizen-submitted resolution asking the Sevier County Board of Commissioners to recognize June as Pride Month and invited public comment. Several members of the public addressed the committee with both support and opposition; when Ogle asked for a motion, none was made and the resolution "died for lack of motion."
Public commenters recorded in the meeting minutes included Carol Abrams, who addressed the committee in opposition; Gilbran Cuevas and Marie Hobbs, who addressed the committee in support; Joe McCarter, who said he supports "transparent up and down votes" but stated opposition to the resolution; Donna Miller, who opposed the resolution; and Shana Hamilton‑Lockwood, who spoke in support. The transcript records these positions but includes no verbatim extended quotes beyond brief phrases reported in the minutes.
Because no commissioner moved the resolution forward, the committee took no formal vote on the substance of the proposed recognition. The record shows the item was turned in to the County Mayor’s Office by members of the public but provides no further procedural direction or referral. The committee then approved the agenda for its May 15 meeting and adjourned at 5:27 PM.
