Ordinances / Resolutions of Note
- Allowing Backyard Chickens
- Removing Wetland Buffers
- Awarding Jail Phone Contract to Securus Tech
- Allowing Food Trucks
- Keeping Domestic Partnership Benefits for County Employees
Allowing Backyard Chickens
This ordinance allows for backyard chickens. You can see more information about it here.
Voting yes on allowing chickens: Bailey, Hamby, Bell, Herod, Wright, Link, Girtz, Dickerson
Voting no: Sims (Mayor Denson noted her strong opposition, but was not able to cast a vote)
Absent: NeSmith
Proposal made by: Girtz
Tried to procedurally delay vote: Sims, Dickerson
Passed on May 5, 2015
Removing Wetland Buffers
This legislation would have removed development buffers protecting wetland areas and ultimately also streams, rivers and wildlife. The Commission-Defined Option (CDO), which would have stopped the removal of the buffers, was put forth by Commissioner Girtz, but it was defeated.
Voting yes on removing wetland buffers: Hamby, Bell, Herod, Dickerson, Sims, Mayor Denson [tiebreaker]
Voting no: NeSmith, Bailey, Wright, Link, Girtz
Proposal made by: Dickerson
Opposed CDO made by: Girtz
Passed on August 4, 2015
Awarding Jail Phone Contract to Securus Tech
ACC awarded a contract to Securus Tech contract for our jail phone system. It gave an 80% kickback on phone profits to the county. These profits come from inmates, their familes and their lawyers.
Voting yes on adopting contract: Hamby, Bell, Herod, Dickerson, Sims, NeSmith, Bailey, Wright
Voting no: Link
Absent: Girtz
Proposal made by: Hamby
Passed on September 1, 2015
Allowing Food Trucks
This proposal allowed for more food trucks downtown but does not yet seem to have caught on, due to other restrictions.
Voting yes on allowing food trucks: Hamby, Bell, Herod, Dickerson, Sims, NeSmith, Bailey, Wright, Girtz, Link
Voting no: none
CDO made by: Herod, Proposal made by: Dickerson
Passed on November 3, 2015
Keeping Domestic Partnership Benefits for County Employees
The commission voted to keep domestic partnership benefits for county employees even though gay marriage is now allowed nationwide, because there is a large diversity of relationship types. They thought that all people in relationships deserve to benefit even if they have not yet decided to marry.
Voting yes on keeping benefits: Hamby, Bell, Herod, Dickerson, Sims, NeSmith, Bailey, Wright, Girtz, Link
Voting no: none
Proposal made by: Girtz
Passed November 3, 2015