Title: Chair, Macon County Board of Commissioners · Republican In this role since: sworn in December 20, 2024 (Citizen Portal) Current term ends: December 2028 Next voter decision: not on the 2026 ballot
Surveillance record
On July 14, 2026 Young chaired the unanimous vote to bar the Sheriff’s Office from spending county money on Flock and terminate the contract. He had leaned toward Sheriff Brent Holbrooks’ position until he asked around town and, in the Smoky Mountain News’s paraphrase, found those who knew about the cameras “almost entirely against them,” across the political spectrum; on the record: “the people that I represent… they don’t want the cameras.” (Smoky Mountain News · Macon County · How Cities Won)
He is the regional demonstration that a commission chair can use the budget lever the law gives him (What the Law Lets the County Do), and that a Republican board can do it in twenty minutes.
The question for him
The four school cameras were deferred to school leaders, who say neither the sheriff nor Flock has contacted them. Will the board finish the job? (Macon County)
Region: Macon County · Last updated: Aug 22, 2026