Update on Status of the LOC
December 2, 2011The LOC Board held a special meeting on October 14 to consider an agenda to dissolve the LOC and take steps towards establishment of an interlocal agreement. The portion of the resolution to dissolve the LOC was tabled for 45 days, but the remainder of the resolution–approval of the text of an interlocal agreement, identifying an attorney, and designating Roane County as the fiscal agent–was passed with minor modifications. The draft minutes of this meeting give more details (note: although these minutes have not been formally approved by the LOC, they were reviewed by the Board and corrections incorporated).
The Tennessee Oversight Interlocal Agreement has been adopted by the Oak Ridge City Council, Anderson County Commission, and one other jurisdiction. Roane County Commission placed a 60-day hold on further consideration of this agreement in order to get recommendations from the Roane County Environmental Review Board and other interested parties.
In order to deal with business that has accumulated since the last regular meeting of the LOC Board (July 27), LOC Chair Ellen Smith asked me to schedule a regular Board meeting. I determined that December 7 was the best pre-holiday meeting date, with a later start time to accommodate the Mayors/Executives who were participating in a 1:00 p.m. meeting in Knoxville. However, the Mayors and Executives have responded that they do not want to meet prior to formation of the new organization. This was clarified in a letter to the Board and Alternates by Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan. In addition, this letter sets a meeting date for an “Advisory Council” (assumed to be the new organization of Mayors and Executives) for December 19 and terminates the participation of Ellen Smith, Mayor Beehan’s alternate, on the LOC Board. Henceforth, Mayor Beehan is Chair of the LOC Board.
As public meetings regarding the LOC are scheduled, I will post notices at the LOC website.
In the meantime, the Citizens’ Advisory Panel will meet as scheduled on Tuesday, December 13, in the Wildcat Den at 5:15. The primary order of business will be a discussion of how the CAP can continue without LOC affiliation and financial support.  This meeting is open to the public, and anyone interested in joining a reformulated CAP is invited to attend.
Susan Gawarecki
LOC Executive Director
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