County commissioners said today they would open up more records to the public after listening to an expert on Tennessee open records laws.
“We need to get a grip on some of this,” said Commissioner Greg Beck.
Commission Chairman Fred Skillern said the commission would designate a place where records can be kept and viewed by the public. He said the commission would also designate a person to delegate open records requests.
Elisha Hodge, an attorney for the state Office of Open Records, presented an hour-long presentation to the commission about open records laws. The presentation occurred after several media requests were made to the commission in the last few weeks.
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