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Cocke County approves $65,555 from opioid settlement to hire social worker for public defender's office
Summary
At its July 21 meeting the Cocke County Legislative Body approved a $65,555 allocation from county opioid settlement funds to hire a full-time social worker for the 4th Judicial District Public Defender's Office; the motion passed 10–1 with three members absent.
Cocke County’s legislative body voted July 21 to allocate $65,555 from county opioid settlement funds to the 4th Judicial District Public Defender’s Office to hire a new full-time social worker. The motion was made by Wilma Ball and seconded by Dan Bright and passed by a recorded roll call of 10 in favor, 1 opposed and 3 absent.
The funds come from the county’s opioid settlement proceeds and were recommended by the Cocke County Opioid Abatement Task Force. According to the motion presented to the board, the purpose of the allocation is explicitly to fund the hiring of a full-time social worker to support the Public Defender’s Office; the minutes record the recommendation but do not include further operational detail about hiring timelines or reporting requirements.
The vote concluded under routine new-business procedures. The board did not specify in the minutes which member cast the lone opposing vote. The motion carried and the allocation is recorded as approved at the July 21 meeting.
