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Claiborne County Commission adopts redistricting plan after amendment to staggered seats
Summary
The commission adopted Resolution 2021-103 to keep nine districts and 21 commissioners, voting 20–0 after deleting language that would have designated A/B/C seats to stagger terms; the amendment passed 19–1 before final adoption.
The Claiborne County Commission voted Nov. 15 to adopt a redistricting plan that maintains nine legislative districts and a 21-member county commission, approving Resolution 2021-103 after removing language about designated A/B/C seats.
Commissioner Mitchell Cosby moved to adopt the county's proposed redistricting plan consistent with Tennessee Code Annotated Section 5-1-111. Commissioner Carolyn Brooks moved to amend the resolution by deleting the paragraph that would have assigned A, B or C seat designations in each district; that amendment passed 19–1 on a roll-call vote. After the amendment, the commission adopted the redistricting resolution by a 20–0 roll-call vote.
The resolution states the districts are depicted on an official redistricting map incorporated as Exhibit A and that vacancies will be filled in accordance with state law. Commissioners said the change preserves the county's nine-district configuration and complies with the statutory requirement to equalize legislative-district populations following the 2020 Census.
The county table presented with the resolution shows the nine districts, population totals and percentage deviations from ideal population; figures are based on the 2020 Census with a county total population of 32,043.
The resolution takes effect upon passage; commissioners did not revise district boundaries at this meeting.
