Town of Samburg, Tennessee - Citizens, Residents and Property Owners - Need Your Help to Clean Up the Community to see the Town of Samburg Ordinances are enforced correctly.
The Town of Samburg has adopted several Town Ordinances pertaining to: “Littering” - Town Ordinance No. 10-226, Town Ordinance No. 10-207, “Junkyard Controls” Town Ordinance No. 10-244, “Sewage Disposal” Town Ordinance No.8-200, “Establish Property Maintenance Regulations” Town Ordinance No. 10-235, and the requirements of the Tennessee Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 13-21-101 et seq.- they are not being enforced by the Current - Town of Samburg Elected Officials
Town of Samburg Community Volunteers Needed to clean up the "Junk" in residents & property owners yards.
"Junk" is defined in Ordinance Code No. 10-244 as:
"Junk" means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber, debris, waste or junked, dismantled or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, or other scrap ferrous or nonferrous material"
The Town of Samburg has started a major clean-up project within its Incorporated limits as required by the above Town Ordinances of the Town of Samburg and Tennessee laws.
(click) The Public Notice posted and issued on August 10th 2011 - was to advise all Property Owners of the Town of Samburg and all citizens that live inside the Incorporated limits of the Town of Samburg and/or own real property inside of the Town of Samburg Incorporated limits as defined in the 1947 Town’s Incorporation Charter, that under the requirements of the above Town of Samburg Ordinances and Tennessee law, the above Town of Samburg Ordinances has to be enforced as required by law, otherwise each elected official can be sued in a Tennessee Court of Law for not doing his/her duties as a elected official to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the Town of Samburg and the public at large.
If anyone wishes to Volunteer their serves and time to help clean-up the Town of Samburg - Street Right of Ways, Alleys, Ball Park and Ground, and Help Elderly people clean-up their private property or yards etc.contact the Mayor Larry G. Davis at Ph. 731-538-3510 or 731-538-3235,
Please contact the Town Recorder Mary Swain at 731-538-3235 or contact of the Elected Officials of the Town of Samburg for information.
Our Children, Elderly Citizens and the Residents deserve a clean Town of Samburg.
Help the Board of Mayor and Aldermen clean up the Town of Samburg.
Your service as a community volunteer to help is needed
You can also Contact:
Samburg Tourism Committee - Alderman/Chairman Eddie Fickle
Email Address: samburgtourism@gmail.com
or call
If you need additional information on all Town of Samburg Ordinances contact the elected officals - the Town Mayor and Board of Alderman
Town of Samburg
P.O. Box 238
Samburg, TN 38254
Phone: (731) 538-3235
Fax: (731) 538-3235 - Town Hall Office Hours -
When ever you find it open for the General Public
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Town of Samburg Health and Sanitation Ordinances below just click to read: Town of Samburg Summons Ordinance Violations Title: "Show Cause Hearing" Notices - Dated: 08/19/2011 Town of Samburg Ordinance Code # 10-235 Title: "Establish Property Maintenance Regulations" -Passed in 2003 Town of Samburg Ordinance Code # 10-244 Title: "Junkyard Controls" - Passed in 1999 Town of Samburg Ordinance Code # 10-226 Title: " Littering" - Passed in 1988 Town of Samburg Ordinance Code # 10-221 Title: Drinking Beer etc. in Street Right of Ways - Passed in 1988 Town of Samburg Ordinance Code # 10-223 Title: "Interference with Traffic in Town" - passed in 1988 Town of Samburg Ordinance Code # 10-207 Title: Inference with Office or Employee of the Town" - passed in 1988 Call them for answers and request a copy of the Town Ordinances not being in enforced by the "Town Council" of Samburg - The Town Mayor does not want to talk or give out answer to the citizens or residents of Samburg including the general public and visiting Tourist on this important issue.The Town Mayor and a couple of elected aldermen perfer to have secret meetings in violation of the State of Tennessee -Open Meetings Act of 1974 - "Sunshine Law".Mayor Larry Davis & Alderman Eddie Fickle,an after the fact noticewas given to Alderman Johnie Johnson of their decision on August 25th 2011 to cancel the Town of Samburg "Show Cause Hearings" and residents complaints for violaltions of Town of Samburg Ordinances listed above, that was planned on August 29th & 30th of 2011.No - Public Notice of their meeting or decision has been published as required by law to inform the residents as to why the Town's Ordinances Codes are not being enforced in Samburg. - This is a clear violation of the Tennessee "Sunshine Law" and the requirements in the Town Charter.Mayor Daivs and Alderman Fickle - held a secret meeting without advising the other elected officials, the general public or the residents of the Town of Samburg of this private secret meeting to discuss town business. Other Town of Samburg official's Alderman John VanCleave & Alderman Johnie Johnson was not informed prior to or even asked to attent. (Confirmed by Alderman Johnson & VanCleave)The health, welfare and safety of all the resident and property owners living in the Town of Samburg was affected by their decision to not enforce the above ordinances. (No Enforcement definitely at this time was what they decided due to a couple of the local polication in the Town of Samburg putting pressure on a couple of the Town's elected officials behind closed doors.)The secret meeting was designed to elude observation and/or detection by the residents of Samburg and to make a formal decision without public notice being given.Local- Townof Samburg Slum Lordswhich own property in violation of the above Health & Sanitation Ordinances forced this illegal meeting to happen by putting pressure on Alderman Fickle.(Notea Slum Lords defined: is a landlord who receives unusually large profits and rents them to poor people or use the substandard properties in violation of health and sanitation ordinances. Most of their properties are not fit for human use. Their properties allow accumulation or creation of unwholesome and offensive matter or the breeding of flies, rodents, or other vermin on the premises to menace of the public health or the annoyance of people residing within the vicinity and Town)The Sunshine Law establishes "... that the formation of public policy and decisions is public business and shall not be conducted in secret " (T.C.A. Sect: 8-44-101) furthermore TCA - Sect: 8-44-101 - states: The law applies to formal meetings that require a quorum and to informal meetings of two or more public body members if they have the authority to make decisions for or recommendations to a public body. If the participants in the meeting "deliberate toward a decision" then the meeting should be open to the public. Public-body members may not use telephones or other electronic communications to evade Sunshine Law Requirements (TCA - Sect: 8-44-102). At meetings, all votes must be public. Secret ballots are not allowed (T.C.A. Sect: 8-44-104. See also the MTAS Open Meetings in Tennessee: Compliance with the Public Meetings Law by Melissa Ashburn - MTAS Staff Attorney - TCA Sect: 8-44-103 (b) states: ""NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS. Any such governmental body which holds a meeting not previously scheduled by statute, ordinance, or resolution, or for which notice is not already provided by law, shall give adequate public notice of such meeting.""
No --- Public Notice was given of the secret meetingon August 25th 2011 between Town Mayor Larry Davis and Alderman Eddie Fickle.
What are the penallties for violating the Tennessee Sunshine Law?Under T.C.A. Sect: 8-44-105, the sanctions are severe. Any action taken at the meeting in violation of the Act shall be void and of no effect... Official Misconduct charges can be filed against the elected official under the authority of Tennessee Code - Section 39-16-402 at sections: (a)(3) Refains from performing a duty that is imposed by law or that is clearly inherent in the nature of the publice servant's office or employment; or(a)(4) "Violates a law relating to the public servant's office or employment.Satutory remedies of nullification and injunctive relief and penalties, among other things, for a violation of Open Meetings Act (Sunshine Law) are not meant to be mutually exclusive. (T.C.A. Sect: 8-44-105. Zseltvay v. Metropolitan Govenment of Nashville and Davidson County, 986 S. W. 2d 581, appeal denied (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988). T.C.A. Sect: 8-44-106 gives the Court jursdiction over the parties and subject matter for a year, with powers of injunctive relief. and;Also the elected officials are subject to removal from the elected office under the authority of Tennessee Code section 8-47-101. -(Official Misconduct law) "who shall knowingly or willfully commit misconduct in office, or who shall knowingly or willfully neglect to perform any duty enjoined upon such officer by any of the laws of the state".... A petition of complaint can be filed by ten (10) or more citizens with the local District Attorney General or the Town's Attorney if one is appointed to investigate the violation of Tennessee Code.Phone # as listed in local phone book except Alderman Johnson (Cell Phone) : |
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