October 20, 2005 Commission's Agenda for Today

I have remarked several times--most recently at our October 10th committee meetings-- that the agenda for meetings of the Hamblen County Commission should be published in the local newspaper. Since this is not done yet and people do not know all the items that may come up and be voted on, I am publishing the October agenda here.

All Commission and Committee meetings are open to the public.

Since the Commission has taken no official action yet to change its Public Comments portion of the meetings, citizens can still address the commission at the beginning of the meeting. Those who are listed on the agenda as visitors are individuals who signed up in advance and who get 5 minutes to speak. Others in the audience who ask to be recognized may speak for 3 minutes.

OPENING
Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Recognition of Visitors (Public Comments)
i. Officers who Aided in Hurricane Relief
ii. Charles Wilson
iii. Wayne Dollar
iv. Rev. Nigel Reid, Sr.

1. Minutes, Notaries and Appointments/Confirmations
a. Approval of Sept. 22 Minutes
b. Approval of Notaries and Bonds
c. Elections/Appointments/Confirmations

2. Planning Commission Report
a. 5018 Copper Ridge Road
b. 4500 S. Davy Crockett Pkwy

3. Old Business
a. Resolution Regarding Illegal Aliens (Roll Call)

4. New Business
a. Resolution Recognizing Morristown-Hamblen East as a National Blue Ribbon School

5. Finance Committee Report
a. Operating Summaries 9/30/05
b. Review of Monthly checks submitted by Office of the County Mayor
c. Hospital Debt Service Expenditure Rules/Regulations
d. Request for $60,000 from Hamblen County Board of Education for International School (Roll Call)
e. Drainage Bond Release
f. Budget Amendments
-----i. General Fund
--------a. Agriculture Extension (Roll Call)
--------b. Planning & Zoning (Roll Call)
g. Bids/RFP's
-----i. Custodial Bid (Roll Call)

6. Construction Oversight Committee Report
a. Discussion of Architectural Contract for Jail 2nd floor build-out (Roll Call)

7. Personnel/Policies & Procedures Committee Report
a. Discussion of Maintenance Positions (Roll Call)
b. Discussion of Overtime Issues (Roll Call)

8. Public Services Committee Report
a. Discussion of Junkyards
-----i. Proposed Amendments to Zoning Regulations Affecting Grandfathered Junkyards
----ii. Resolution Proposing Changes to Zoning Regulations Regarding Grandfathered Junkyards (Roll Call)
b. Resolution Regarding Illegal Aliens (Roll Call) (See Old Business at start of meeting)
c. Discussion of Central Location for Garbage Cans in Trailer Parks
d. Presentation of Tourism Statistics for Hamblen County
e. Discussion of Handling Public Comments
f. Letter to Cable Companies Verifying Times for Airing County Commission Meetings

9. Items of Interest
a. Recognition of Vice-Chairman Guy Collins for 46 years of service and Commissioners Larry Baker, Bobby
Reinhardt, and Joe Spoone for Service in excess of 20 years.
b. School System Diversity Compilation

10. Open Floor Discussion

11. Adjournment

A Roll Call Vote Is Not Taken on All Agenda Items. Roll Call Votes are Required When Money is Involved (An Appropriation or Budget Amendment).