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Coffee County Commission is Tuesday Night at 6pm
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COFFEE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE PLAZA
June 11, 2019 @ 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Sheriff Proclaims Commission Open for Business
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4. Roll Call
5. Approve agenda.
6. Review and approval of the minutes of previous meeting.
7. Resolution of Memorial, Sympathy and Commendation
8. Elections, Appointments and Confirmations
a. Notaries
b. Other
9. Unfinished Business
a. Resolution 2019-10 – Adoption of the State Approved Hotel/Motel Tax
10. New Business
a. Resolution 2019-11 – Resolution to amend the 1974 Interlocal Agreement among Coffee County, the cities of Manchester and Tullahoma, and the Coffee County Emergency Communications District to provide for the Chairman of the district Board of Directors to serve as an Ex Officio member of the Consolidated Communications Committee
b. School Budget Amendments
c. Budget Amendments
d. Exit 105 Sewer Project Discussion
e. Coffee County Fund Balance Policy
f. 2020 Proposed Fiscal Budget
g. County Legislative Body Work Sessions instead of Caucus’ discussion.
h. Resolution 2019-12 – Resolution to amend Coffee County Zoning Resolution No. 2006-39 to rezone a tract of land at 3014 Hillsboro Highway and the front 150 feet of a tract of land located at 3204 McMinnville Highway from RS-1, Low-Density Residential District, to C-2, General Commercial District.
i. Other
*Report of standing committee and action thereon by the commission.
*Report of special committees and action thereon by the commission.
11. Statements & Announcements
12. Public Comments
13. Adjournment
6/12/19 — Christine Statum
Christine Statum of Tullahoma, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at
Vanderbilt Medical Center at the age of 87 years. Funeral Services are
scheduled for 2 PM, Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral
Home with burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive
friends on Tuesday, June 11, from 5 – 8 PM.
Mrs. Statum, a native of Tullahoma, was the daughter of the late John and
Eliza McCarter Blackburn. She was a member of the Gospel Tabernacle
Baptist Church and loved reading her Bible. She also enjoyed working
crossword puzzles, playing solitaire on the computer, collecting pigs, and
watching game shows on TV. Her favorite times were spent with her family.
She was a great cook and her family’s favorites were her turkey and
dressing, green beans and meatloaf. A favorite family memory was her
ability to write in short hand which appeared to her grandchildren as a
secret language.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy
Clifton Statum; brothers, Doug, Sam, Joseph and Robert Blackburn and
sister, Louise Stockton.
She is survived by son, Kip Statum of Tullahoma; daughter, Pam Statum
Northcutt and her husband, Byron of Tullahoma; grandchildren, Dustin Statum
and his wife, Hilary of Manchester, Ashlie Statum Thompson of Manchester
and Kaila Northcutt of Tullahoma and great grandchildren, Aniston and Heidi
Statum, Alexis Thompson, Whitney and Jonathan Statum and Timothy Henderson.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
6/7/19 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Kyle Duke, 17 — Pizza Winner!
Roger Lowry, 78
Terry Neeley, 51
David Cunningham
Food Lion Birthday Cake Winner:
Chase Owens
Flowers by Michael Anniversary Winner:
Paul & Peggy Duke, 57
Coffee County Government MEETINGS THE WEEK OF JUNE 10, 2019
MEETINGS THE WEEK OF JUNE 10, 2019
Monday, June 10
Caucus Meetings:
4:00 p.m. – Manchester Caucus – CCAP Conf. Room #2
5:00 p.m. – Rural Caucus – CCAP Conf. Room #1
6:00 p.m. – Tullahoma Caucus – Marcum Building
Tuesday, June 11
5:30 p.m. – Public Hearing on Zoning Resolution 2019-12
6:00 p.m. – Full Commission
Coffee County CHS Basketball Opens Play in Oakland
The Coffee County Red Raider basketball team opened up camp play on Thursday at Oakland. The varsity Red Raiders went 1 and 2 on the day. The JV team split their 2 contests winning one and losing one.
The varsity opened up with an excellent effort against Oakland battling them to the end before falling by 3 points. Immediately following that game, Coffee had to cross the road to Oakland Middle to take on Siegel. The Raiders dropped that contest to the talented Stars. Coffee County bounced back to defeat Moore County.
Coach Micah Williams was pleased with the competitiveness of his squad. “Our defense was much improved from last week” said Williams. He called out the play of Tyler Taylor and C.J. Anthony.
On Friday, the Raiders open up at 10 AM against Riverdale at Oakland Middle before moving back to Oakland High at 2 PM for a game against Wilson Central. They close the day with a 4 PM game against Eagleville at Oakland Middle. The JV will play Stewarts Creek at 11 AM at Oakland Middle before finishing against Wilson Central at 3 PM in the Oakland High School Auxiliary gym.
Sounds Fall to Reno in Slugfest
The Nashville Sounds erased a five-run deficit in Reno on Thursday night but then ran out of bullpen arms late and gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth for an 11-10 loss to the Aces at Greater Nevada Field. The Sounds got swept in the series and have lost five consecutive games.
Down 10-5 after four innings, the Sounds rallied to tie it 10-10 by the end of seven. Adam Moore drilled a two-run homer in the fifth, Matt Davidson launched a two-run shot over the scoreboard in left in the sixth, and Moore singled home Tyler Pill in the seventh to draw the Sounds even. The 10-10 stalemate stayed until the bottom of the ninth when the Sounds ran out of available relievers and had to put designated hitter Jett Bandy on the mound. He gave up a two-out run-scoring single to Juniel Querecuto to end the game.
Andy Ibanez got the Sounds going early with a solo homer in the second, and Eli White delivered a two-run single to make it 3-0. Bandy and Ibanez had RBI singles over the next two innings, and Reno scored their first 10 runs early in a three-inning span against Phillips Valdez, Zac Curtis and Pete Fairbanks.
The Sounds continue the seven-game road trip on Friday night with the opener of a four-game set against the Tacoma Rainiers. Tim Dillard (3-5, 4.79) is scheduled to start for the Sounds and oppose left-hander Justus Sheffield (2-4, 5.15). First pitch is set for 9:05 CT.
Post-Game Notes
The Sounds were swept in a series for the second time this year
Andy Ibanez has a six-game hitting streak, the 4th time this year he’s a had a streak of five-plus.
Matt Davidson’s home run was his team-best 17th of the year
The five-game losing streak matches the Sounds’ longest of the season
The 2019 season is the 42nd in Nashville Sounds franchise history and first as the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
Nearly 200 Attorneys in Tennessee Calling for Investigation into Coffee Co. District Attorney Craig Northcott
Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott
Nearly two hundred attorneys from across the state of Tennessee are calling for an investigation into Coffee County District Attorney General Craig Northcott.
A video was posted online earlier this week by the political website TNHoller.com of Northcott speaking at a religious conference in 2018. In the video, Northcott is speaking to a group and says that if there is domestic violence in a marriage involving a gay couple, he would not prosecute it as domestic violence because he does not recognize the marriage.
In Tennessee, domestic violence crimes carry heavier, more serious penalties than other assaults.
Northcott added in the video from last year, “social engineers on the Supreme Court decided we now have homosexual marriage, and I disagree with them.”
Northcott was also questioned last month for a Facebook comment he made about Muslims, saying that Islam is “evil, violent and against God’s truth.”
The lawyers are calling on the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility to investigate Northcott’s conduct.
The attorneys state in the letter, “When Mr. Northcott swore an oath to become an attorney and represented intentions to uphold the constitution and laws of this country, he was acting dishonestly. During his speech, Mr. Northcott plainly stated his practice and intentions to act outside those very laws and instead set office policies based upon his personal beliefs.”
The letter was sent to members of the Tennessee Bar and it goes onto say, “We (attorneys that signed the letter) watch with deep distress as the actions of Mr. Northcott cast a cloud over the Bar’s reputation in the national spotlight. We call upon the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, the Tennessee District Attorney General’s Conference, and Governor Bill Lee to restore ethical leadership to Coffee County, to investigate the statements and actions of Mr. Northcott and to stand up for our highest ideals as members of the Tennessee Bar. “
When Northcott was contacted by WMSR News for a comment the district attorney decided to not a statement at this time. His term runs through the end of August 2022.
Company that Owns the Manchester Times and Tullahoma News Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Lakeway Publishers, Inc. President R. Jack Fishman announced this week that the company had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Lakeway owns and operates the Manchester Times and the Tullahoma News in Coffee County plus some other nearby newspapers, including ones in Grundy, Franklin Lincoln and Moore counties.
Chapter 11 permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Chapter 11 bankruptcy is available to every business, whether organized as a corporation, partnership or sole proprietorship and to individuals, although it is most prominently used by corporate entities. When a business is unable to service its debt or pay its creditors, the business or its creditors can file with a federal bankruptcy court for protection under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 11.
In Chapter 11, in most instances, the debtor remains in control of its business operations as a debtor in possession and is subject to the oversight and jurisdiction of the court.
Lakeway Publishers, Inc. is composed of mostly smaller newspapers and websites in smaller communities in Tennessee, Missouri and Virginia.
Coffee County Administrator of Elections becomes State Certified
Secretary of State Tre Hargett, State Election Commissioner Judy Blackburn, Fayette County Administrator of Elections Josh Tapp, Marion County Administrator of Elections Kyra Inglis, HAVA Attorney Andrew Dodd, Warren County Administrator of Elections Susie Davenport, Coffee County Administrator of Elections Andy Farrar and State Election Commissioner Donna Barrett
Secretary of State Tre Hargett presented the administrator with a certificate on Monday at the annual state election law summer seminar in Nashville.
Participants must first complete a training process that covers 40 different topics related to election law.
The exam, which is administered by the Division of Elections, is a rigorous closed book written assessment that can last up to three and a half hours. Questions, which are based on statutory requirements, range from voter registration to Election Day guidelines.
FCC taking action over Robocalls to Cellphones
Faced with mounting public pressure to take action against robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to make it easier for telecom companies to block suspected scam calls on their customers’ behalf.
Companies like AT&T and Verizon can now, under the newly approved rules, automatically enroll their customers in their call-blocking services. Currently, customers have to sign up for the tools.
The FCC said this action empowers providers to protect their customers from unwanted robocalls before those calls even reach the customers’ phones.
The FCC said the move would lead to consumers receiving fewer unwanted calls.
Wireless companies have until the end of the year adopt robocall blocking technology.
Just because the FCC has passed this does not mean the calls will stop, however. The industry’s solution – authentication technology called STIR/SHAKEN that verifies that calls come from real caller ID instead of spoofed or faked caller ID – isn’t set to go into widespread effect until 2020, though companies are testing it and using it now. Until then, phone companies will have to use other means of identifying unwanted calls.
No word yet on whether there will be an extra charge on your bill.