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Claiborne County Commission approves dismissal of finance director after close 11-9 vote
Summary
The Claiborne County Commission approved Resolution 2018-080 to dismiss Finance Director Samuel Owens following debate; the measure passed 11–9 after discussion by commissioners, the finance director and the county mayor.
The Claiborne County Commission voted 11–9 on Nov. 19, 2018 to approve Resolution 2018-080, which implements the Claiborne County Financial Management Committee’s decision to dismiss Finance Director Samuel Owens.
The resolution notes the Financial Management Committee met Oct. 30, 2018 and voted to dismiss the finance director and that county legislative approval is required under Tennessee law (T.C.A. § 5-21-106). The commission’s roll-call vote listed 11 commissioners in favor and nine opposed. Commissioners who voted in favor were Brent Clark, Whitt Shuford, Charlton Vass, Nathan Epperson, Kim Large, Mike Campbell, Zach Mullins, Anthony Rowe, Mitchell Cosby, Steve Brogan and Steve Murphy. Commissioners voting against were Juanita Honeycutt, Nicholas Epperson, Rosemary Barnett, Carolyn Brooks, Steve Mason, Sherry McCreary, Shawn Peters, David Mundy and James Hatmaker.
The meeting record notes discussion and comments involving Finance Director Samuel Owens, Commissioner Joe Brooks and County Mayor Joe Brooks before the vote, but the transcript does not include verbatim floor debate. The resolution states the dismissal takes effect upon passage.
Procedural next steps listed in the meeting record are limited to the resolution’s passage; the commission did not record further direction in the public minutes about interim finance staffing or a timeline for filling the role.
The commission adjourned at the end of the meeting. No subsequent meeting date for follow-up on finance staffing was recorded in the Nov. 19 minutes.
