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Sevier County committee approves energy-code guideline update after state confirms exempt jurisdiction
Summary
The Sevier County Intergovernmental Committee approved a proposed update to county energy code guidelines Nov. 9, 2023, after Director Chris Jenkins said the State confirmed the county will have exempt jurisdiction; the approval was contingent on formal adoption.
The Sevier County Intergovernmental Committee voted Nov. 9 to approve a proposed update to the county's energy code guidelines, with the approval made contingent on formal adoption.
Director Chris Jenkins told the Committee the County "received e-mail confirmation from the State that Sevier County will have exempt jurisdiction," and then presented Resolution 23-XX-XX proposing the guideline updates. Commissioner Ray Ogle moved to approve the proposed resolution contingent upon adoption; Commissioner Carroll Rauhuff seconded the motion, which the transcript records as passing unanimously. The transcript does not list individual vote tallies.
The Committee did not record additional details in the transcript about the substance of the guideline changes, implementation timeline or which local code sections would be amended. Director Jenkins' statement that the State confirmed exempt jurisdiction was made during the presentation; no state statute or regulation citation was provided in the meeting record.
Because the Committee's approval was explicitly “contingent upon adoption,” the change is not yet final. The resolution and any implementing text must reach whatever formal adoption step the County follows before taking effect. The Committee did not specify an effective date in the transcript.
