FY 2026 27 ANNUAL BUDGET website

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FY 2025-26 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
• Conducted the annual strategic summit , facilitated by the Southeast Tennessee Development District
(SETD), to establish goals for the upcoming fiscal year. Those goals are listed in the Budget Overview
section.
• Mode
rnized and updated the city’s website.
• Mode
rnized and updated the city’s IT infrastructure.
• Rep
laced City Hall’s and Fire Station #2’s HVAC systems.
• Com
pleted the design and bid out Fire Station #3.
• Beg
an a program to address the city’s dilapidated/unfit residential structures in accordance with City
Code 13-302 (Dilapidated and Unfit Structures and Areas). Addressed about 33 residential structures.
• In
stalled additional security cameras in the city parks, namely Ingleside Park , Heritage Park , and
Regional Park.
• Rep
laced the tennis/pickleball court lighting fixtures at Ingleside Park.
• In
stalled artificial turf  on the five in- fields at Regional Park to enhance the city’s sports tourism
initiative for economic development purposes.
• Re
novated Heritage Park including the baseball field, walking trail, and playground using a state Local
Park and Recreation Fund grant and city funds.
• Rep
laced the main gate at Regional Park for enhanced security.
• Cont
inued to improve Market Park by completing a master plan and implementing Phase I consisting
of electrical upgrades.
• In
stalled Revolutionary War, WW1, and WW2 memorials at Veterans Park.
• Ins
talled new park benches along Cook Drive, Veterans Park, and Ingleside Park.
• Pur
chased replacement vehicles including five  vehicles/equipment for the Police Department , one
vehicle for the Parks & Recreation Department, and two vehicles for the Public Works Department.
• Ac
quired a new 360-degree crime scene scanner for the Police Department.
• Resu
rfaced nine city streets using state STBG -L funds and city funds, connected View Street, and
repaired N. Jackson Street.
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