A complaint filed in Knox County Chancery Court alleges commissioners violated the state’s Open Meetings Act, otherwise known as the Sunshine Law.
Specifically, Moncier argues that commissioners took recesses to discuss pending votes out of the public’s earshot in the back hall of the City County Building’s Main Assembly Room.
The complaint — filed on behalf of Bee DeSelm, Donna J. G. Brian, Michael and Jerry Bone — also alleges commissioners didn’t adopt an agenda for today’s meeting and that commission didn’t have the authority to fill the positions because they weren’t technically vacant.
In ruling term limits valid last month, the state Supreme Court allowed term limited officeholders to stay in office until commission named their replacements. Moncier argues that this situation doesn’t fulfill the state’s legal requirements to declare an office vacant.
The complaint also argues that Bill Tindell, a term limited commissioner who was appointed county clerk today, Sheriff J.J. Jones and Commissioner Lee Tramel can’t serve because they would be serving in two offices at once. . . .
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