The Week of October 3rd

MEETINGS SCHEDULED WEEK OF:

October 3 -7, 2011

Date & Committee/Board                           Time                                      Location

Monday - October 3

Building and Grounds                                     5:00 P.M.                             County Office Building

School Board                                                      7:00 P.M.                             Central Office

Tuesday - October 4

Budget                                                                 4:00 P.M.                             County Office Building

Wednesday - October 5

Foster Care Review Board                            9:00 A.M.                             General Sessions 

                                                                                                                             

Thursday - October 6

Legislative                                                           5:00 P.M.                             County Mayor’s Office

Redistricting                                                       5:00 P.M.                             County Office Building

Planning & Zoning                                            7:00 P.M.                             County Office Building

Friday - October 7

Open

Redistricting Committee & the City of Springfield

The Robertson County Times covered the last Redistricting Committee Meeting (Do not forget the Redistricting Committee meets again this Thursday at 4pm).

With that being said, the Mayor Billy Paul Carneal spoke at the last meeting to convey concerns that the City of Springfield apparently has moving forward with the entire redistricting process. I believe those concerns can be summarized in the following quote (See the full story here):

“We just think it would be a little fairer if we did not have so many representing a few, but had fewer representing a larger [city] base,” he concluded.

I am not quite sure I agree with this proposition. This is a county matter, and though I can understand the concerns that the City of Springfield may have with Robertson County Schools, I do not think that the redistricting process is the proper direction to meet this challenge. The reason-being is that if the Redistricting Committee began accommodating each and every municipality in such a way, then it would be impossible for lines to be drawn.

The Week of August 15, 2011

MEETINGS SCHEDULED WEEK OF: August 15 - 19, 2011

Date & Committee/Board                           Time                                      Location

Monday - August 15

Animal Control                                                  6:00 P.M                              Juvenile Courtroom

County Commission                                        7:00 P.M.                             Juvenile Courtroom          

Tuesday - August 16

911 Board                                                            9:00 A.M.                             ECC Building

Budget                                                                 5:00 P.M.                             County Office Building

Health and Safety                                            5:30 P.M.                             County Office Building

Wednesday - August 17

RTA                                                                        10:00 A.M.                          400 Charlotte, Nashville

GNRC                                                                    11:00 A.M.                          400 Charlotte, Nashville

MCHRA                                                                Noon                                     400 Charlotte,

Thursday - August 18

Redistricting                                                       4:00 P.M.                             County Office Building

Friday - August 19

Open

The Week of August 1st

MEETINGS SCHEDULED WEEK OF

August 1, 2011 – August 5, 2011

Date & Committee/Board           Time                    Location

Monday- August 1

Building & Grounds                        5:00 P.M.             RCOB                 

Tuesday- August 2

Budget                                                5:00 P.M.                    3rd Floor Conf. Rm.

(RE:  Continuation of 7-26 meeting)

Wednesday – August 3

Foster Care Review Board            9:00 A.M.                General Sessions

Thursday- August 4

Budget                                                 5:00 P.M.             3rd Fl. Conf. Rm.

(RE:  FYE 2012 Budget)                            

Re-Districting Committee            4:00 P.M.                    3rd Floor Conf. Rm.                          

Friday-August 5

Open           

2011.7.21 RCC Redistricting Committee Meeting

Last week, I discussed that the Redistricting Committee and convened and they would be meeting in the coming weeks.

Here is the Robertson County Times coverage of the meeting.

Note: Alderman Shoemaker’s statements on behalf of the City of Springfield. I find this sidebar somewhat curious as I am one of the four commissioners who represent the City of Springfield.

Redistricting in Robertson County

I saw this article from the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle about the status of Montgomery County’s re-districting status and process.
 

It looks as though a re-districting committee completed an evaluation, analysis and proposal as a proposal is moving forward to their county commission.

Where is Robertson County in the redistricting process?

In the past couple of weeks, a committee has been constituted. Members include:

Commissioners -

Bobby Jones (Chariman) – 10^th District

Carol Dugger (Secretary) – 5^th District

James Bowens  – 12^th District

Billy Vogle – 7^th District

Tommy Baggett – 9^th District

Ex-Officio / Non-Voting Members –

Cathy Hamsley, Administrator of Elections

Bob Hogue, Planning & Zoning

At our last Regular Commission Meeting, Chairman Bobby Jones gave a status report as to the committee’s progress.

The Committee has met with a representative of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury’s office. An outline of objectives was presented to the Committee.

Chairman Jones advised that the Committee hopes to meet at least 2x a month until a proposal is formally submitted to the Robertson County Commission. Further, a proposal must be passed by year’s end.