Steering committee announces vacancies, confirms appointments and reappointments

Rutherford County's steering committee opened its April meeting by approving minutes, announcing several board vacancies and confirming a series of appointments and reappointments.

Vacancies: The chair announced six vacancies on the Rutherford County Board of Health (four‑year terms ending June 2026) and one vacancy on the CCRC Board of Directors (three‑year term, July 1, 2026–July 1, 2029).

Appointments and confirmations: The committee confirmed Dr. Pam Singer to the CCRC Board of Directors to fill a retired member's term; the item passed on a motion and voice vote.

PBA appointment: The committee considered the county mayor's appointment listed on the agenda as William Tines to the PBA (two‑year term, Jan 2026–Jan 2028). An attendee introduced himself during the meeting saying, “So, again, I'm Chris Tines. I work at a local propane place here on Highway 96,” and explained a missing page in his application. The committee moved and approved the appointment by voice vote. The agenda identifies the appointee as William Tines while the attendee self‑identified as Chris Tines; the transcript contains both names and the committee did not note the discrepancy.

Reappointments to County Board of Equalization: Greg Tucker and Shelby Hutton introduced themselves; Tucker said he is known to many in the county as the county historian and described his service and the board’s appellate role for property‑assessment appeals. Shelby Hutton said he is a lifelong Rutherford County resident who sells real estate and has rental property experience. The committee moved to reappoint Greg Tucker, Daniel Alcorn, Della Goodman and Shelby Hutton for two‑year terms (Apr 2026–Apr 2028) and approved the reappointments by voice vote.

What comes next: Confirmed appointments will be recorded and vacancies will be advertised as appropriate. The steering committee did not record contested objections to the confirmations.