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Motion to remove Claiborne County wheel tax fails 13-7
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Summary
A motion to remove the county wheel tax (Res. 2019-088) failed on a roll-call vote, 13 against and 7 in favor; Commissioner Steve Brogan moved the measure, Commissioner Charlton Vass seconded, and Commissioner Kim Large announced a conflict of interest before voting her conscience.
A motion to remove Claiborne County's wheel tax failed at the Nov. 18 commission meeting after a recorded roll-call vote of 7 in favor and 13 opposed.
Commissioner Steve Brogan moved to approve removal of the wheel tax (Res. 2019-088); Commissioner Charlton Vass seconded. During the discussion Commissioner Kim Large announced she had a conflict of interest and said she would vote her conscience. Commissioner Large later voted against the motion. A procedural call for the question by Commissioner Kim Large was seconded and sustained before the final roll-call vote.
The final roll-call tally recorded the seven votes in favor from Commissioners Whitt Shuford, Charlton Vass, Nathan Epperson, Zach Mullins, Anthony Rowe, Steve Brogan and Steve Murphy. Thirteen commissioners voted against: Brent Clark, Juanita Honeycutt, Kim Large, Mike Campbell, Nicholas Epperson, Mitchell Cosby, Rosemary Barnett, Carolyn Brooks, Steve Mason, Sherry McCreary, Shawn Peters, David Mundy and James Hatmaker. The motion therefore failed.
Minutes do not record the precise fiscal analysis or replacement revenue proposals tied to the wheel-tax removal motion, only that commissioners debated the matter and ultimately voted it down. The commission resumed other business after the vote.