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Friendsville advances ordinance to let Blount County sheriff enforce select city codes
Summary
On first reading, the Friendsville board moved to amend Ordinance No. 2017-04—under proposed Ordinance No. 2026-01—to continue authorizing the Blount County Sheriff's Department to enforce specified city ordinances covering animal control, municipal offenses, property maintenance and streets/sidewalks.
The Friendsville Board of Commissioners voted on first reading to amend an existing ordinance to continue authorizing the Blount County Sheriff's Department to enforce certain Friendsville ordinances.
Commissioner Shane Rogers moved to approve Ordinance No. 2026-01, which amends Ordinance No. 2017-04 to cover enforcement of Title 10 (Animal Control), Title 11 (Municipal Offenses), Title 13 (Property Maintenance Regulations) and Title 16 (Streets and Sidewalks). Commissioner Dale Wilkins seconded the motion and the board voted to approve the ordinance on first reading.
The action was a first reading; the minutes record the motion and that it passed but do not list a roll-call tally or a final adoption date. The change would continue or clarify the county sheriff's enforcement authority under the enumerated ordinance titles; the board may schedule subsequent readings or formal adoption steps according to its ordinance procedures.
