Sevier County Commission confirms appointments, speed limits, notaries and names courts building

The Sevier County Board of Commissioners met on May 20, 2024, and approved a series of procedural and local-governance actions, including committee appointments, speed-limit changes, and notary applications. Commissioners also voted to name the new courts building for Judge Rex Henry Ogle.

The commission confirmed appointments to its committees, allowing Commissioner Mellissa Godfrey to fill seats left by the late Commissioner Chuck Godfrey. The motion to confirm committee appointments passed on a roll-call vote reported as 24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

The commission adopted a resolution setting speed limits on certain county roads. That resolution passed on a roll-call vote recorded as 24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

The body approved 37 applications for Notary Public at Large on a roll-call vote (24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent).

In a special, emergency action added to the agenda, commissioners moved to name the new courts building after Judge Rex Henry Ogle. The motion to place the emergency item on the agenda was made by Commissioner Bryan Delius and passed on a roll-call vote; the subsequent motion to name the courts building was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote 24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 2024-05-01 (rezoning Tax Map 93 Parcel 117.02, 3280 Lost Branch Road) — postponed on motion (24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent). - Resolution 2024-05-02 (rezoning Tax Map 27 Parcel 30.02, 465 Alder Branch Road) — denied on motion (24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent). - Resolution 2024-05-03 (confirm committee appointments, including filling seats vacated by the late Commissioner Chuck Godfrey) — approved (24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent). - Resolution 2024-05-04 (set speed limits on certain county roads) — approved (24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent). - Notary Public at Large applications (37) — approved (24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent). - Motion to name the new courts building after Judge Rex Henry Ogle — approved by voice vote (24 yes, 0 no, 1 absent).

Chairman Larry Waters announced the next meeting will be a special called meeting on June 24 at 6 P.M. and the commission adjourned later that evening.

The meeting minutes record motions, seconds and roll-call tallies but do not include detailed staff reports or implementation dates for the speed-limit resolution or the committee assignments; those details were not specified in the materials presented at the May 20 meeting.