2026 8 10 Work Session Packet Council

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 I. CALL TO ORDER 
  
 II. INVOCATION  
  
 III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 
  
 IV. COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 
  
 A. Statewide Organization for Community eMpowerment (SOCM) 
 
 B. Council Advisory Committee – July 20, 2026, meeting review  
 
 C. Fire Department – Update on retrogression of public protection classification  
 
 D. Public Works – Update on FY 2026-27 paving projects 
  
 V. DISCUSSION 
  
1-4 A. Resolution 2026-20, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Athens, Tennessee, 
Designating City-Owned Property Located at 1601 Palos Street, Identified as Tax Parcel 
056C A 054.00, as a Public Park, Providing for Its Incorporation into the City’s Parks and 
Recreation Master Plan, Providing for Potential Future Park Improvements, and 
Establishing a Public Input Process for Naming the Park. 
 
5-6 B. Resolution 2026-21, A Resolution Authorizing the City of Athens, Tennessee, to Participate 
in the 2026- 2027 Property Conservation Matching Grant Program through Public Entity 
Partners. 
 
7-8 C. Resolution 2026-22, A Resolution Authorizing the City of Athens, Tennessee, to Apply for 
Norfolk Southern's Safety First Grant for the 2026 Program Year 
 
9-10 D. Resolution 2026-23, A Resolution Authorizing the City of Athens, Tennessee, to Apply for 
the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development FY27 Tourism Enhancement Grant and 
to Provide the Required Local Match. 
 
11-13 E. Authorization for an update to the employee pay scale to include a n ew position and a 
position title change for the Information Technology Department. 
 
14-15 F. Proposed Revisions to the Employee Handbook. 
 
 
ATHENS CITY COUNCIL 
WORK SESSION 
 
 
Monday, August 10, 2026, 5:00 p.m.