# Dickson County Commission Meeting11-2-2026


**Body:** Dickson County Government
**Date:** November 02, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The Dickson County Commission work session was held November 2, 2026 (the meeting title lists November 2; the metadata timestamp is November 3). Procurement-related discussion focused on the county’s solid-waste fee and potential future billing options. Commissioners advanced, by an 11–1 vote, a resolution asking the Tennessee General Assembly to authorize Dickson County to place the fee as a separate item on the trustee’s tax statement; this would preserve an option for future consideration, not change current billing or approve a fee increase. The county reported collecting about $2.9 million in fees last year and paying the electric department about $546,000 to bill and collect them. Other options, including annual electric billing or county-run billing, remain under study. No contract or vendor selection was approved. The commission also discussed a possible tax-freeze program, with a rough estimate of $100,000 in startup and staffing costs; members favored further consideration later, potentially in 2028, rather than adopting it at this meeting.

The county reported receiving a state housing market analysis grant, one of 14 awarded counties. The state will pay a third-party consultant directly, so the study is described as having no cost to the county; a resolution to participate and accept the funds was advanced for the next meeting. The study is expected to take 12–18 months and produce recommendations, without obligating the county to implement them. Commissioners also discussed potentially obtaining EagleView aerial imagery for property assessment, including seeking quotes and considering budget timing for 2027–28, but made no purchase decision. Quarterly financial reports were advanced; school capital-project fund expenditures were reported at 0% for the first quarter, with the fund including $17 million and the remaining balance from a prior $15 million allocation. A landfill post-closure inflation adjustment resolution was also advanced; no procurement award was identified.

**Source:** Dickson County Government