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Committee forwards two Library Board nominees after resident criticism; one commissioner dissents
Summary
The Committee on Committees voted 4-1 to group and forward two nominees for the Sumner County Library Board to the full Commission after public comment criticizing the prior handling of library recommendations; Commissioner Dillon Lamberth voted against the grouped appointments.
Chairman Chrissi Miller presided over the Committee on Committees meeting on Feb. 10, 2025, where the panel voted to group and forward two nominees for the Sumner County Library Board of Trustees to the full Commission.
Commissioner Deborah Holmes moved, seconded by Commissioner David Klein, to group and approve Mike Ray (to replace Beth Key) and Eric Stockton (to replace Bruce Carter) for two-year terms on the library board. After discussion, the committee approved the grouped nominations by a 4-1-0 vote; Commissioner Dillon Lamberth voted against the appointments.
The decision followed public comments about the library board. Resident Kevin Baigert of 424 AB Wade Road, Portland "expressed his frustration with the way the Library Board recommendations were handled at the last Commission meeting," and Chris Shoemaker of 1018 Silver Maple Lane, Portland said they were interested in serving on the Library Board. Committee members did not record a formal roll-call of individual 'yes' votes in the transcript excerpt beyond the overall 4-1 tally and Lamberth's recorded opposition.
The committee's action sends the two nominees to the full Sumner County Commission for final confirmation. No additional background checks, term-start dates, or other supporting materials are recorded in the excerpted minutes; those details are not specified in the transcript provided.
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