LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – The City of La Follette’s regular monthly meeting begins this afternoon with a Public Hearing for the final passage of Ordinance 2020-04 amending a Parks and Recreation Ordinance as set forth in Ordinance 2012-04.  The Public Hearing starts at 5:30 pm followed by the regular meeting.The council is expected to approve an investment grade audit with TRANE for LED lighting in the city, hire a consultant for the Dossett Bridge project and approve surplus property for auction.

Three employee changes will be voted on at this evening’s council meeting. The first is the promotion of Monica Gibson to full-time dispatcher in the police department.  She has been with the police department for six months.  The public works department will have the next two changes with Torey McDonald being promoted from part-time to full-time on the garbage truck and James Suttles to operator.  All three promotions will take effect Oct. 10.  (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 10/06/2020-6AM)