Jane DawkinsSOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – City leaders are waiting on final state approval for a change to South Pittsburg’s charter, which would speed up the process of passing new ordinances.
Now, the South Pittsburg City Commission is required to have three readings to pass a new statute, but City Administrator Sammy Burrows said state law requires only two readings.
Burrows said in January that the number of required readings needed to be shortened because there had been concerns among city officials about “delays in getting things done.”
Mayor Jane Dawkins said South Pittsburg’s current system is “a little antiquated.”
The board voted unanimously in January to change the charter, but that takes state authorization.