Naughty open government deeds in Bradley County
By Deborah Fisher, Executive Director of Tennessee Coalition for Open Government Just a few days before Christmas, we open government advocates must sadly add a name to the naughty list. Over in Bradley County, public officials have been trying to settle who will take care of the animal control services after a longstanding agreement with the city of Cleveland fell apart over the county’s portion of the animal shelter budget. The county got proposals from two nonprofits at prices a far bit apart: $80,000 and $240,000 annually. The commission had created an ad hoc animal control committee, chaired by Commissioner Charlotte Peak-Jones. She decided to call a meeting of the [...]