Remarks by Shante Avant
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Thank you. Again, this is just for acting chair, just for us to get the business started. We will have a vote for the chairmanship, but thank you, Commissioner Billingsley, the effort of time and efficiency. Second round.
I thank you. We will move on to ask for the invocation. Reverend Melvin Watkins, Jr., who is senior pastor of Mount Vernon Baptist Church.
Before you seat, Commissioner Hewitt Garcia, could you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance? You may be seated. Commissioner O'Dell, could you make a presentation for our pastor, our chaplain of the day?
Thank you, Pastor. Let us get through some of the meeting. We might ask you to come back up for your sermon. All right. We'll now ask, I'm asking for a motion for approval of the August 24th, 2026 minutes. Can we do that without objection? Okay, seeing none, so moved. We'll now move to the regular agenda. Palminterian. Palminterian, please read item two.
I have a motion by Commissioner Richardson, a second by Commissioner Sugarman. Commissioner Brooks, could I get a committee report?
Madam Clerk, please prepare the screen for a vote. I'm clerk. Please report the vote.
I have a motion by Commissioner Sugarman, a second by Commissioner Clay Bibbs. Commissioner Brooks, could I get a committee report?
This item is properly before us the information that the parliamentarian read in order for us to create the acting chair. She's going to repeat procedurally so that everyone is aware of how the vote will go. Thank you.
Commissioner Billingson, would you like to go? I think you were the first nomination.
Commissioner Brooks was the next nominee.
Thank you. Being the last on the list nominees, I just want to respectfully ask for your vote in consideration this year. We all know that each of us bring passion expertise and a commitment for Shelby County to move forward. I respectfully ask for your vote because I've had the opportunity, not only, and it's a privilege as well, to sit in this seat, understand the challenges we face as a body, but more importantly, how we can come together to make those changes in this body on behalf of Shelby County and working as a new administration. There are challenges that I'm sure each of you saw in…
Okay, Parliamentarian, because this will be round two, please just reiterate who moves on to round two.
I'm sorry, just a moment. Commissioner Brooks?
Okay. Sorry. So we'll go back to the vote mission bills.
Commissioner Rudd. There's only three names because of. Brooks.
So at this time that would be commissioner Billingsley and commissioner event.
I do want to thank commissioner Billingsley commissioner Brooks and commissioner road for offer themselves up for leadership. As I mentioned in my speech, my hope is that we are now moving forward together as 1 body. All right, we will now move to item. Or.
Okay. I have a motion by Commissioner Sugarman and a second by Commissioner Clay Bibbs. So we will, the voting is the same as it was before. Would any commissioners like the parliamentarian to read the rule? Okay. Everyone understood? Okay. It's the same process as before. Commissioner Brooks, can we get a committee report?
Okay. We'll begin with District 3. District 3, yes. We'll begin with District 3.
Madam Clerk has reminded us if there is an opportunity of Commissioner Billingsley and or Commissioner Brooks would like to make a speech for the Vice Chair. Commissioner Billingsley.
Congratulations, Commissioner Brooks. All right, we will now share, is there any general public comments? We have a couple of general public comment cards. I do want to just share that there are two ways to join the meeting via the designated email, boc.email at ShelbyCountyTN.gov, via phone at 901-222-1234. Parliamentarian, please read the rule.
We have two public comment cards for general comments. The first being Lucci Chambliss. You could come to the podium, state your name and zip code. You have three minutes.
Christine Fox. Could state your name and zip code for the record. You'll have three minutes.
Thank you. All right, commissioners at this time, we will take. Oh, yes, I'm sorry. You could read item 5.
Commissioners at this time we're going to have three minutes added to the agenda to allow you to review the consent agenda. If there are any items that you would like to be pulled into the queue.