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Magistrates press for joint meeting, debate Planning & Zoning interlocal agreement amid administrator pay dispute

Simpson County Fiscal Court · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Simpson County magistrates debated three options for a new Planning & Zoning interlocal agreement and agreed to a special joint meeting with the city and the Planning & Zoning Commission after concerns the city’s proposal was unacceptable and questions about the P&Z administrator’s work status and pay arose.

Judge/Executive Mason Barnes and several magistrates on March 18 pressed for a special joint meeting with the city and the Planning & Zoning Commission after disagreements over a proposed interlocal agreement and questions about the Planning & Zoning administrator’s status.

West Magistrate Jeffrey Burr offered a third option that would put day-to-day supervision and most hiring decisions with the Planning & Zoning Board while reserving only hiring/firing actions and board-term decisions to the…

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