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Amendment to add $5,000 for Humane Society fails in Lincoln County commission

Board of Commissioners of Lincoln County, Tennessee · June 16, 2026
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Summary

A proposed amendment to add $5,000 for the Humane Society failed on a roll-call vote (5 yes, 18 no, 1 absent) after a Point of Order and the chair temporarily leaving the dais.

During consideration of nonprofit appropriations, Commissioner Jennie Roles-Walter moved to amend the resolution to include $5,000 for the Humane Society; Commissioner Steve Guntherberg seconded the amendment. Chairman Newman raised comments and Roles-Walter called a "Point of Order." The chair temporarily left the dais and Chairman Pro Tempore Ricky Bryant completed the vote.

The roll-call on the amendment failed: 5 yes, 18 no, 1 absent (Young). After the failed amendment the original nonprofit appropriations resolution was considered and passed by voice vote. The minutes show the amendment outcome and the subsequent passage of the original item; the minutes do not record any further discussion or a follow-up funding plan for the Humane Society.