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Bradley County Commission · October 26, 2026

Commission rules of procedure head to the November 2 vote

The commission held a 10-minute work session with no agenda items and took no votes. Commissioner Denny Collins placed the Legal and Legislative Committee's recommendation to adopt the commission's Rules of Procedure on the November 2 voting agenda.

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Summary

TL;DR: The commission held a 10-minute work session with no agenda items and took no votes.[1][2] Commissioner Denny Collins placed the Legal and Legislative Committee's recommendation to adopt the commission's Rules of Procedure on the November 2 voting agenda.[6][2]

Overview

Chairman Milan Blake presided over the 6 p.m. session in the Courthouse commission room.[1][2] Eleven commissioners were present. Rusty Asble, Daniel Beaty and Bobby Goins were absent, the minutes show.[2] Dr. Richie Works of Hopewell Baptist Church gave the invocation, and Commissioner Tim Mason led the pledge.[3][2] The approved minutes are headed "October 27, 2026"; the agenda dates the session Monday, October 26.[2][1]

  • Remembering Bob Gault [01:22]. Blake offered the commission's condolences to the family of Bob Gault.[4] County Mayor D. Gary Davis said he worked with Gault for many years in radio, where Gault was the newsman for WVAC and Live 95.[5]
  • Mayor's report [01:57]. Davis said he had no report.[5]
  • Committee and district reports [02:11]:

- Collins said the Legal and Legislative Committee met earlier that day on the commission's Rules of Procedure, which he said state law requires the commission to adopt every four years after a new commission is elected. He said the committee voted to recommend the rules as presented, that each commissioner received a copy by email, and he placed the recommendation on the November 2 voting agenda.[6] - Vice Chair Cindy Slater said the Finance Committee meets Monday, November 2 at 11:30 a.m. in the commission room.[7] - Commissioner Josh Taylor mentioned a weekend event with a Jeep show and a barbecue competition, and thanked Bradley County Schools for inviting commissioners to the Oak Grove Elementary School road show. He said the Road Committee meets Wednesday, October 28 at 9 a.m. in the commission room, and that the public is invited.[8][2] - Commissioner Rich Kienlen praised the students who led the Oak Grove road show and the Bradley County Fire and Rescue "fire ops" training day off Dalton Pike. He invited the public to Constable Henry's drive-through "ghosts and goblins" event at Oak Grove that Friday and to the downtown block party on Saturday.[9] - Mason said Household Hazardous Waste Day is November 7, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Bradley County Justice Center; the minutes list the Bradley County Sheriff's Department. He said the groundbreaking for the Bradley Central High School science wing was the next morning at 10 a.m.[10][2] - Commissioner Tommy Ledford reported book readings at Valley View and Black Fox elementary schools, the Waterville Elementary fall festival, the Oak Grove road show and the fire ops day, where he said he used the jaws of life. He said he believed county firefighters train "480 hours" a year.[11] - Commissioner Stephen Beasley said the new turf at Mike Smith Park, formerly Bradley North, "looks awesome," and encouraged residents to vote.[12] - Commissioners Mike Hughes, Louie Alford and Terri Murray had no report.[2]

  • Agenda items [08:53]. None were listed.[1][13]
  • Communication from the audience [09:02]. No one asked to speak.[13]
  • Announcements [09:22]: voting session Monday, November 2 at 6 p.m. in the commission room; Bradley Central science wing groundbreaking October 27 at 10 a.m.; Road Committee October 28 at 9 a.m.; block party October 31, 5 to 10 p.m., downtown; Finance Committee November 2 at 11:30 a.m.[14][1]

Placed on the November 2 voting agenda

1. Legal and Legislative Committee recommendation: adopt the Bradley County Commission Rules of Procedure as presented (Collins) [02:28].[6][2]

Decisions

None. This was a work session, and no motions or votes were taken.[1][2]

Sources

  1. Bradley County Commission, Work Session Agenda, October 26, 2026. https://bradleycountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Work-Session-agenda-10.26.2026.pdf ↩
  2. Bradley County Commission, Work Session Minutes (headed October 27, 2026). https://bradleycountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Work-Session-Minutes-10.26.2026.pdf ↩
  3. Meeting video, 00:01 to 01:03. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=1 ↩
  4. Meeting video, 01:22 to 01:31. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=82 ↩
  5. Meeting video, 01:41 to 02:11. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=101 ↩
  6. Meeting video, 02:28 to 02:58. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=148 ↩
  7. Meeting video, 03:04 to 03:13. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=184 ↩
  8. Meeting video, 03:14 to 03:58. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=194 ↩
  9. Meeting video, 04:02 to 05:21. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=242 ↩
  10. Meeting video, 05:24 to 05:45. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=324 ↩
  11. Meeting video, 05:46 to 08:29. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=346 ↩
  12. Meeting video, 08:31 to 08:50. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=511 ↩
  13. Meeting video, 08:53 to 09:19. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=533 ↩
  14. Meeting video, 09:22 to 10:05. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=562 ↩

Full report

CLEVELAND, Tenn. The Bradley County Commission's Rules of Procedure will go to a vote on November 2, Commissioner Denny Collins told the commission at its October 26 work session.[3] Collins said the Legal and Legislative Committee met that day and voted to recommend the rules as presented, and that state law requires the commission to adopt them every four years after a new commission is elected.[3]

The work session had no other agenda items and took no votes.[1][2] It lasted about 10 minutes. Eleven of the 14 commissioners attended; Rusty Asble, Daniel Beaty and Bobby Goins were absent, the minutes show.[2]

Chairman Milan Blake opened with condolences to the family of Bob Gault. County Mayor D. Gary Davis said Gault was the newsman for WVAC and Live 95, where the two worked together for many years.[4][5]

Commissioner Tim Mason said Household Hazardous Waste Day is November 7, from 8 a.m. to noon.[6] No one spoke during public comment.[7]

Sources

  1. Bradley County Commission, Work Session Agenda, October 26, 2026. https://bradleycountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Work-Session-agenda-10.26.2026.pdf ↩
  2. Bradley County Commission, Work Session Minutes (headed October 27, 2026). https://bradleycountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Work-Session-Minutes-10.26.2026.pdf ↩
  3. Meeting video, 02:28 to 02:58. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=148 ↩
  4. Meeting video, 01:22 to 01:31. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=82 ↩
  5. Meeting video, 01:41 to 02:11. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=101 ↩
  6. Meeting video, 05:24 to 05:45. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=324 ↩
  7. Meeting video, 08:53 to 09:19. https://youtu.be/xFsN_kZ2YDg?t=533 ↩