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Cheatham County asks state to create unified oversight for municipal and public utilities
Summary
The commission unanimously passed a resolution requesting the Tennessee General Assembly create state‑level oversight and provide local governments with representation on the Nashville Electric Service board; the action was recorded as Resolution 14.
Cheatham County commissioners on Feb. 23 adopted a resolution asking the Tennessee General Assembly to create a unified state‑level oversight and complaint board for municipal and public utilities, and to provide local government representation on the Nashville Electric Service (NES) board.
County Attorney Michael Bligh presented the resolution, which notes that some municipal utilities are currently exempt from oversight by the Tennessee Public Utility Commission, and that split oversight arrangements can leave residents without a clear, state‑level avenue for resolving service or billing disputes. The resolution specifically requests that State Representative Mary Littleton and State Senator Kerry Roberts introduce and support legislation to expand state oversight or create a new regulatory board, and to secure representation for local governments on NES’s board.
The commission approved the resolution by roll call vote 11‑0 (1 absent). The minutes indicate the resolution will be transmitted to the county’s legislative delegation in Nashville upon passage. The resolution frames the request as a legislative advocacy item; it does not itself change regulation or create oversight authority at the county level.
