Section 8-44-104 (a), Tennessee Code Annotated, states:
Minutes recorded and open to public — Secret votes prohibited.
"The minutes of a meeting of any such governmental body shall be
promptly and fully recorded, shall be open to public inspection, and shall
include, but not be limited to, a record of persons present, all motions,
proposals and resolutions offered, the results of any votes taken, and a record
of individual votes in the event of roll call."
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I think this answers your question.
Also, one other thing, within the law it says "fully recorded". It would be
reasonable to assume that the wording
"fully recorded" would indeed apply to a recording device, such as audio tape
recordings. Therefore, in my opinion a county commission meeting is a
"governmental body" and MUST not only keep minutes of a meeting, but MUST
have a fully recorded account of the meeting.
With that said, if a county mayor tells you that there is no audio tape
recording of the commission meetings, including workshops as they are
official meetings as well, then I would say that he or she just fed you a line of
horse manure (I restrained my language) and do whatever it is you normally
would do if one of your elected officials lies to you.
Also, why not go to your local county court clerk's office and get a copy from
her/him. Here in Tennessee the county clerk is charged with the duty of
keeping up with all of that stuff.
So now off you go and get a copy of that tape recording...
Here is a link that will take you to the
Tennessee Code
Read it, educate your mind.
People read Bibles to save their souls, why not read
your states law books and save your butt!
Thanks for the question.
