REGULAR SESSION: May 26, 2026

Commissioners Dave Ray and Delano Benefield
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on May 26, 2026. During the meeting, commissioners approved the following items:
 
✅ Approval of March 24, 2026 Regular Session Minutes.
 
✅ Acceptance of Audit Committee Minutes from April 9, 2026.
 
✅ Amendment of the FY 2025–2026 County Budget.
 
✅ Approval of Amendments to the Lawrence County Board of Education Budget for FY 2025–2026.
Commissioner Tim Clifton
✅ Amendment of Estimated Beginning Fund Balances to Audited Beginning Fund Balances for FY 2025–2026.
 
✅ Amendment of Road Specifications and Grandfathered Roads List.
 
✅ Adoption of a Public Comment Rule for Meetings of the Lawrence County Commission and Committees.
 
✅ Adoption of a Workplace Policy Prohibiting Animals in the Workplace.
✅ Adoption of a Workplace Policy Prohibiting Animals in the Workplace.
 
✅ Approval of Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Vesting Resolution for Lawrence County Public Library Employees.
 
✅ Approval of the Trustee’s Report on Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and Utilities for the 2023 Tax Year.
 
✅ Recommendation to Examine a Potential Transition to a Six-Year Reappraisal Cycle Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 67-5-1601.
 
✅ Approval of Notaries.