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Claiborne County Commission confirms three appointments to E911 board after close votes
Summary
The Claiborne County Commission on May 20 confirmed appointments to the county Emergency Communications (E911) Board, approving Matthew Goodman and Linda Fultz and adding the commission chairman to the board after a divided roll-call vote that followed a failed motion to table.
The Claiborne County Commission on May 20 approved Resolution 2019-033 appointing three members to the county Emergency Communications (E911) Board.
Commissioner Nathan Epperson moved to approve the resolution naming Matthew Goodman, Claiborne County EMS director, the chairman of the county commission (for a four-year term) and Linda Fultz, Harrogate city mayor (two-year term). Commissioner Vass seconded the motion; the resolution passed on a roll-call vote of 13 for and 8 against.
Earlier in the discussion, Commissioner Peters moved to table the appointment; Commissioner Brooks seconded that motion. The motion to table failed on a roll-call vote, 10 for and 11 against. The transcript records the commissioners who voted for and against each roll call in the minutes.
The resolution, citing Tennessee statutory authority for emergency communications districts, states the three appointees will replace Wayne Lee, Austin Sandefur and David Breeding on the E911 Board. The text of Resolution 2019-033 references T.C.A. 7-86-104 and related statutes that govern the creation and appointment of emergency communications districts and their boards.
Because the board administers county 911 services, commissioners said the board makeup should reflect entities that fund and use E911 services; the resolution notes that the board originally consisted of nine members and includes references to staggered initial terms for appointment continuity.
The commission took the vote during its regular meeting at the Claiborne County Courthouse in Tazewell; no public comment on the appointments is recorded in the transcript. The resolution takes effect immediately, "the public welfare requiring it," according to the document.
