Resolution 26-08

A resolution repealing Resolution No. 92-21 and adopting new regulations regarding the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the Enhanced 911 Emergency Response System for Hickman County, Tennessee.

WHEREAS, the voters of Hickman County, Tennessee, have previously expressed their desire to implement an Enhanced 911 Emergency Response System to ensure the safety and well-being of all citizens; and

WHEREAS, an Enhanced 911 (E-911) Board was established to oversee the implementation and administration of said system; and

WHEREAS, to ensure the efficiency of emergency response, it is necessary to maintain an accurate, visible, and up-to-date addressing system for all structures within the county; and

WHEREAS, the Hickman County Legislative Body previously adopted Resolution No. 92-21 on October 19, 1992, establishing initial guidelines which are now outdated; and

WHEREAS, legal counsel has advised that the enforcement language of the 1992 resolution be updated to reflect civil administrative penalties rather than criminal punishment, and to standardize fine amounts consistent with current municipal codes; and

WHEREAS, the E-911 Board has recommended the adoption of these updated regulations and enforcement procedures to replace the prior resolution;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Hickman County Legislative Body, meeting in regular session on this 23rd day of February, 2026, that:

SECTION 1: Repeal of prior resolution. Resolution No. 92-21, adopted October 19, 1992, is hereby repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 2: Numbering structures and mobile homes.

(A) Any person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity constructing new structures or locating mobile homes within Hickman County shall obtain an address number from the E-911 Board or its designee prior to occupancy.

(B) No utility company or taxing authority shall furnish utility services to, or list, any structure or mobile home unless the structure has been assigned an official E-911 address

The February 23, 2026 legislative-body minutes cut off here; remaining sections of the adopted regulations are not in the extract.

Sponsors: Todd Collins; Danny Clark.

Motion and vote: Passed with a majority of the full membership (12 yes, 2 absent) on February 23, 2026. Moved by Todd Collins, seconded by Danny Clark.

Yes: Ricky Murray, Keith Nash, Devin Pickard, Matthew Barnhill, Claude Callicott, Clay Chessor, Danny Clark, Todd Collins, Jim Herron, Dusty Jordan, Ron Mayberry, Ron Puckett.

Absent: Wayne Thomasson, Steve Gianakos.

Board action: Adopted (February 23, 2026).