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Resident urges records compliance, warns of liability and asks city to equip police with body cameras
Board of Mayor and Aldermen · April 16, 2026
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Summary
During public comment, resident Mr. Smith said the city had ignored or denied several Tennessee Public Records Act requests and urged the city to adopt police body cameras, warning that ongoing denials "could open the city up to liability."
A resident who identified himself as Mr. Smith used the three-minute public-comment period to raise concerns about the city’s handling of public-records requests and to urge the board to adopt police body cameras.
Mr. Smith said he had filed multiple Tennessee Public Records Act requests that were either ignored or denied.…
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