The Coffee County Commission filled many of the open positions on various committees as part of the annual committee appointment process during its October meeting.

Many of these vacancies were left open following the August 1 election.

The Commission elected Commissioner Laura Nettles Commission Pro Tempore, to fill in as commission chairman in the absence of the Chairman.

Citing the importance of the positon, Commissioner Terry Hershman sought to amend the nomination to make the position’s term longer than one year. The motion failed for lack of a second when County Mayor Dennis Hunt noted state code mandates the appointment be made annually.

Hunt was elected Chairman of the Commission during the meeting. That position is usually, but not necessarily, held by the county mayor.    

“We had so many committee vacancies,” Hunt said. 

Appointments to standing committees included Budget and Finance members freshman commissioner Dowe Jones and Roger Chambers in addition to returning commissioners Laura Nettles, Tim Brown, Tim Morris, Terry Hershman, Tina Reed, Tim Stubblefield and Lynn Sebourn.

Sebourn, the former Budget and Finance Chairman and newly-elected Tullahoma Mayor, said he would stepdown as chairman. 

Legislative & Governmental Commission members are Commissioners Roger Chambers, Tim Brown, Rose Ann Smith, Frank Watkins and Dwight Miller.

Health. Welfare and Recreation members are Commissioners Tim Morris, Rose Anne Smith, Jimmy Hollandsworth, Dwight Miller and Jackie Duncan.

Capital Outlay Committee members are Commissioners Terry Hershman, Tim Brown, Jimmy Hollandsworth, Tina Reed and Frank Watkins.

Law Enforcement Committee members are Commissioners Roger Chambers, Missy DeFord, Laura Nettles, Jackie Duncan and Dwight Miller.

Policies and Procedures Committee members are County Mayor Hunt, Coffee County Circuit Court Clerk Jenny Anthony, Election Administrator Andy Farrar, commissioners, Dwight Miller, Terry Hershman, and Dowe Jones. County Human Resources Heather Shelton is a non-voting member.

Other committee vacancy appointments included Commissioners Joe Mike Hodge, Tim Morris, Hershman and Nettles to Rural Roads and Bridges Commission.

County resident Anastasia Gonzales was appointed to the Planning Commission and will represent that board on the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Beer Board members appointed were Commissioners Jimmy Hollandsworth and Nettles.

The Agriculture Committee appointment was Rose Ann Smith, the Wayside Wastewater appointment was Dwight Miller and the Sanitation Board appointment was Morris. 

Commissioner Hollandsworth will join the Investment Committee and Commissioner Joe Mike Hodge will join the Board of Health.

Local surveyor Kenny Sadler was appointed to the Elk River Public Utility District.