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Surgoinsville board approves ordinance allowing electronic participation in meetings
Summary
At a June 24 special session the Surgoinsville Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopted Ordinance 186‑2025, amending the municipal code to allow participation in meetings by electronic means; the vote was unanimous.
The Surgoinsville Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved Ordinance 186‑2025 at a special meeting June 24, 2025, changing Title 1 of the municipal code to permit participation in meetings by electronic means.
The ordinance was adopted on its second and final reading after a motion from Alderman Hoss and a second from Alderman Bishop; a roll call vote was recorded as unanimous. Mayor Merrell Hark Graham presided over the session at Surgoinsville City Hall.
The change updates the town’s rules on meeting participation to explicitly allow electronic attendance; the meeting minutes record the ordinance text as "an ordinance to amend the Surgoinsville Municipal Code, Title 1; to establish participation in meetings by electronic means." The board gave final approval on June 24, 2025. No public comment or separate staff presentation on the ordinance is recorded in the minutes.
The board adjourned the special session at 5:50 p.m. after completing the evening’s items.
