You can do something the following is a resolution that will go in front of the county commission on Monday the 10th at their 7:00p.m. meeting held at the court house. START CALLING YOU COMMISIONERS AND TELL THEM THAT YOU WANT THEM TO VOTE YES. This will then be sent to the state. Then you can start on your state Rep. and Senators. After the resolution I have attached a list of the county commissioners I am sorry it doesn’t have phone numbers I got it off of the Chamber of Commerce website and had to correct some of the members had changed.
RESOLUTION 11-2008-08
TO URGE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO ALLOW COUNTIES THE OPTION TO SELECT A DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS BY ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT
WHEREAS, the director of schools holds a highly significant and important position in the communities in Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, the current law allows only for the selection of a person to fill this position by appointment by the local board of education: and
WHEREAS, in many counties, there is a desire for such position to be filled by election by the registered voters of the county;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Smith County, meeting in regular session on this 10th day of November, 2008, that the Tennessee General Assembly is strongly urged to pass legislation amending Title 49 as appropriate to allow county legislative bodies to choose the method of selection of the director of schools or, in the alternative, the General Assembly is urged to pass legislation to authorize a local referendum to determine for each county whether the director of schools should be appointed by the board of education or chosen by the voters of the county.
BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, that the county clerk shall mail certified copies of this resolution to the members of the Tennessee General Assembly representing the people of Smith County.
Adopted this 10th day of November 2008.
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Michael F. Nesbitt
Smith County Mayor
ATTEST:_________________________
James B. Norris
County Clerk
County Commissioners, Smith County:
District 1 - Pleasant Shade - Defeated - Difficult
Billy D. Halliburton
Vernon Hesson
Anthony Woodard
District 2 - Dixon Springs - Monoville - Tanglewood - Turkey Creed
Richard Brimm
Phillip Enoch
Darryl York
District 3 - New Middleton - Brush Creek - Hickman
James K. Winfree
Carolyn Boles
Daniel D. Cripps
District 4 - Rock City - Rome
Jeffrey A. Winfree
Frank H. Gibbs
Earl H. North
District 5 - Gordonsville - Lancaster - Hickman
Ron Cowan
James M. Gibbs
Billy M. Woodard
District 6 - Carthage
Barbara Hickman
Jerry Futrell
C. D. Poindexter
District 7 - South Carthage
Leslie Proffitt
Joey Nixon
Ronnie Bussell
District 8 - Chestnut Mound - Elmwood
Kenneth Massey
David Gross
Ricky L. Gibbs
