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Commissioners withdraw motion to apologize after exchange involving Commissioner Brown
Summary
Coffee County commissioners debated whether the commission should issue a body apology for comments made by Commissioner Brown at the prior meeting; Commissioner Tim Morris offered to withdraw his motion and formally did so after colleagues said the mayor had already addressed the matter.
Commissioners for Coffee County debated whether the board should issue a formal apology after remarks by Commissioner Brown at the previous full commission meeting drew attention from visiting guests. Commissioner Tim Morris said he would 'be more than happy to withdraw' the motion he had made to pursue an apology and then withdrew it.
The exchange began when a commissioner asked whether the commission should issue an apology letter for comments observed by visitors at the last meeting. One commissioner said the incident was the action of a single commissioner and that Mayor Hunt had corrected the statement at the time and 'handled that appropriately.'
Commissioner Tim Morris told colleagues the group needed to be 'better about how we handle things' and offered to rescind his motion rather than call out individuals. The chair asked whether Commissioner Perry agreed to the rescission; Perry and another commissioner confirmed agreement. A staff member clarified the record, stating that because the original motion had not been adopted it was a withdrawal rather than a rescission. Commissioner Morris then withdrew the motion.
No formal apology from the commission was adopted; the meeting proceeded to committee reports and other business.
