Mayor reports Solid Waste Authority resignations as committee considers board of equalization appointments

Sumner County's Committee on Committees met April 13 and heard from the county mayor about recent turnover at the Solid Waste Authority while considering appointments to the county Board of Equalization.

The chair opened the meeting and asked for reports. The chair said she had "no official report" but noted that Terry Nichols thought he had sent a resume and that she would forward his phone number to committee members if requested.

The county mayor told the committee that two members of the Solid Waste Authority had resigned because they had moved. "They have moved," the county mayor said, naming the resignations as "Gary Sal and Presley Powers," and added that the authority was "about to embark on a 10 year plan." He said he would bring another candidate to the committee next month and that he was working on a resume for that person.

The chair read the committee's recommended appointees for the Sumner County Board of Equalization as Oliver Berry, Judy Bell, Chris Johnson, Jonathan Hayes, Carrie Nichols and James Ramsey. A member moved to approve the appointments and another member seconded the motion.

A committee member asked whether Terry Nichols' resume could be included in the full meeting packet before votes or consideration; the county mayor said he would try to provide it for inclusion.

The transcript records the motion and a second but does not include a clear roll-call vote or recorded tally; the outcome is not specified in the available text. The county mayor said he would return with an additional nominee next month. The meeting then moved toward adjournment.

The committee did not detail next steps for filling the Solid Waste Authority vacancies beyond the mayor's statement that he would present another name at the next meeting.