Welcome to Decatur County, Tennessee

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Decatur County Fairgrounds Steering Committee has scheduled a meeting for Monday, July 29, 2024, at 5:30 PM at the Decatur County Fairgrounds.

The Decatur County Government does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. When necessary, The Decatur County Government will make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. Any person with a disability should contact the Decatur County Mayor’s office before any meeting if additional help is needed.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Decatur County Building Committee has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 5:30 PM at the UT Extension office at 425 West Highland Street, Decaturville, TN 38329.

NOTICE – Decatur County Government requests sealed bids for installing approximately 2,193 square yards of CW blacktop 2.5 inches thick at the Decatur County Election office at 67 South East Street, Decaturville, TN 38329. This bid must include all grade work and any gravel or filler needed to complete the job. This bid must also include all striping for maximum capacity of parking and handicap spaces. All contractors are responsible for their own measurements.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the Decatur County Mayor’s office no later than Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 10:00 AM. Bid opening will be at the Decatur County Mayor’s office on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 10:00 AM. For more information, please contact the Decatur County Mayor’s office at 731-852-2131 or mcreasy@decaturcountytn.gov.

Decatur County Government will not discriminate against any individual for any reason and will provide services to all citizens in a nondiscriminatory fashion. Decatur County intends to fully comply with the provisions of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The county is committed to a moral, ethical, and legal responsibility to ensure equitable employment practices and the delivery of county services regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, or political affiliation.

DECATUR COUNTY, TENNESSEE COMMISSION MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES

The Decatur County Commission has developed the following guidelines to provide time for members of the general public to orally address the County Commission during its monthly commission meeting.

GUIDELINES

The agenda of every regularly scheduled meeting of the Decatur County Commission shall contain an item for receipt of comments by the general public on matters relevant to the business of Decatur County services, programs, projects and activities.
Time allotted on the agenda for public comments will be no longer than 15
Speakers shall be allotted a maximum of 3 minutes for their presentation. Time will be monitored by the Clerk or a person designated by the Chairman.
A person wishing to address the Commission at a regularly scheduled meeting must sign-in no later than fifteen minutes prior to the meeting. A sheet will be located outside the meeting room for the speaker to provide name, address, telephone number and the subject of their remarks. Request for public comment may also be made by contacting the County Mayor Administrative Assistant, prior to the meeting date.
Once the Public Comments session has begun, the Chairman will call the individual speaker forward. At that time the speaker will introduce themselves and their topic. When the speaker has completed their statement, or time has expired, they will return to their seat with no further debate, dialogue or comment.
Should a group be present to support a particular issue, they must select one speaker to represent the group.
Should a speaker have documents or written comments for the Commissioners to review, they will provide nineteen copies to be distributed prior to the meeting.
No signs, banners, flags, placards, or other disruptive displays will be allowed inside the meeting room.
The purpose of the Public Comment is to allow members of the community an opportunity to express their Comments should be directed to the Commission Chairman. The Commission will not respond to questions or comments during the Public Comments session. If the public comment is concerning an agenda item and a Commissioner wishes to comment, they may do so when the item comes up on the agenda.
The Chairman may, on their own motion or the motion of any Commissioner, rule any public speaker out of order if the comments are inappropriate or unreasonably repetitious. Further, the Commission may disqualify a person for a reasonable period from future appearances during the public comments section of Commission meetings if that person’s comments have been inappropriate (i.e. incoherent, abusive, irrelevant, ).
During the regular meeting, no one may address the Commission unless requested to speak on an agenda item by the Commission and recognized by the Chairman.

Approved 11/28/2022