The Blount County Commission meets at 9:00am on the second Tuesday of each month in the Blount County Courthouse Commission Boardroom.

A work session is held on the Thursday preceding each business meeting, at 9:00 am.

All  Blount County Commission meetings are open to the public.

The Blount County Commission consists of five elected members. Four commissioners are elected to serve four-year terms and are elected by the people in their respective commission districts. The fifth member is the chairman, elected to a six-year term and is elected by the county as a collective body.

Some common responsibilities of the Blount County Commission include:

• Appropriate funds
• Control and maintain commission property/assets
• Provide facilities for the courts
• Levy taxes
• Settle claims
• Ensure the availability of sanitation systems and services
• Provide resources for public health
• Arrange animal control
• Promote overall public welfare
• Operate a public transportation system
• County parks
• Maintain an inmate housing facility
• Appoint and/or support local organizations that serve a county function (e.g. volunteer fire departments, chambers of commerce, etc.)
• Repair and maintain the county’s infrastructure