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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL  
MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION  
 Tuesday, February,18 2025 
 
 
 
 
Page 4 of 6 
 
Motion approved.  
 
Roll call vote: 
  YEAS: Duggan, Pelley, Sherlin , Eaton  
  NAYS: Curtis 
   
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NEW BUSINESS 
 
A. Memorandum of Agreement Between the City of Athens and McMinn Regional Humane 
Society 
 
Vice Mayor Curtis moved to approve the Memorandum of Agreement Between the City of 
Athens and McMinn Regional Humane Society; Councilmember Duggan seconded.  
 
City Attorney, Caldwell stated that the Humane Society is not in agreement with the MOA. 
 
Councilmember Sherlin moved to postpone discussion of the Memorandum of Agreement 
until March 2025 Work Session; Councilmember Pelley seconded.  
 
Motion approved. 
 
Roll call vote: 
  YEAS: Duggan, Pelley, Sherlin  
  NAYS: Curtis, Eaton 
 
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B. Recodification of Athens City Code 
First Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 1137: 
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AND ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR THE CITY OF ATHENS, 
TENNESSEE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT 
INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; 
PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN 
SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. 
 
Councilmember Pelley  moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance 1137; Vice Mayor 
Curtis seconded.  
 
Motion approved.  
 
Roll call vote: 
  YEAS: Duggan, Pelley, Sherlin, Curtis, Eaton  
  NAYS:  
 
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C. Updating the City’s MS4 Stormwater Ordinance 1138 for Compliance 
First Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 1138: 
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14 ENTITLED ‘ZONING AND LAND USE CONTROL’ 
BY AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE ATHENS MUNICIPAL CODE TO AMEND THE 
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE.