Lawmakers weigh bill transferring authority from Mason’s mayor to town administrator

Tennessee Lawmakers Weigh Bill Transferring Authority From Mason’s Mayor To Town Administrator

The changes have support from a narrow majority of the town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Image Credit: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes only. By Cassandra Stephenson [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – A bill rewriting the Town of Mason’s charter to shift responsibilities from the mayor to a newly created town administrator is inching through Tenne…

Lawmakers weigh bill transferring authority from Mason’s mayor to town administrator

Mason, Tenn. (Photo: John Partipilo)A bill rewriting the Town of Mason’s charter to shift responsibilities from the mayor to a newly created town administrator is inching through Tennessee’s legislature.  Not all of Mason’s current elected representatives support it. Rep. Debra Moody, a Covington Republican and the bill’s House sponsor, said the legislation was brought to her by leaders of the roughly 1,400-person town, which is anticipating gro…