The October meeting of the Cannon County Commission brings the election of the Chairman and Chairman Pro-Tem. The meeting started with the nominations. Commissioner Karen Ashford nominated current Chairman Mike Gannon for the position. James Hollaway, Adam Melton, Mark Barker and Glenn Steakley all voted in favor of Gannon. Brent Bush was nominated as Chairman by Russell Reed. Bush, Reed and Jim Bush all voted in favor. With the voting needing to be six commissioners to elect Gannon as Chairman and none of the commissioners present at the meeting willing to change their vote, Gannon continues as Chairman, Brent Bush has been elected Chairman Pro-Tem. With Mike Gannon absent, commissioner Brent Bush presided over the meeting.
The Commissioners approved the addition of a member to the Industrial Development Board. Gayle Morgan who co-owns and operates the Rustic Elegance Center in Woodbury was unanimously approved by the commissioners to the Board.
The Commissioners approved the various Committee Assignments.
Sarah Malone of the UT Extension Center in Cannon County presented the Trash to Treasure project to the Commissioners. This is a 4-H program that will be a project for 4th through 12th grade members to take items typically thrown away and make something out of it.
The Commission approved the next process to apply for the funding of Hazardous Mitigation Plan. The funding costs no cash money from the County.
