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Cheatham County affirms Ethics Committee amid public objection and a commissioner conflict declaration
Summary
The commission affirmed five Ethics Committee appointees; a resident objected to the mayor pparent role on ethics, and one commissioner recorded a conflict of interest during the vote.
The Cheatham County Legislative Body voted on June 27 to affirm an Ethics Committee and the commission-appointed members: Tim Williamson, Chris Gilmore, Ed Greer, Cindy Burney and Brenda Montgomery.
The appointment motion carried by roll-call vote (9 Yes, 0 No, 1 Abstain, 2 Absent). A public commenter, Dylan James, had spoken earlier in the meeting during public forum opposing the county mayor appointing or serving on the Ethics Committee.
During the recorded roll-call the transcript includes a statement from Commissioner Tim Williamson declaring a personal conflict of interest: "I have a conflict of interest in the proposal about to be voted. However, I declare that my argument and my vote answer only to my conscience and to my obligation to my constituents and the citizens this body represents." The meeting record shows one abstention on the vote; the record does not contain an extended debate to resolve the public objection during the meeting.
What happens next: The Ethics Committee appointees will be notified, and the committee is affirmed to proceed under county procedures. The public objection raised in the forum remains on the public record; commissioners did not reverse the appointment during this session.
