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2024-11-19 · City Council · Regular session
Elect Larry Eaton as mayorCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Elect Larry Eaton as mayor.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Approve the consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve consent agenda items A through G, including the school budget amendment, public comment rules, Veterans Day Parade contribution, cemetery fencing, bucket truck purchase and surplus, and committee appointments.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Move monthly City Council work sessions to 5:00 p.m.City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Change the monthly City Council work session time from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
Investigate alleged shredding of employee-complaint documentsCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
A motion to use outside investigators to examine alleged shredding of documents related to an employee complaint received no second and failed.
Have outside counsel assess whether the City Attorney can handle the ouster lawsuitCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Have outside counsel assess whether the City Attorney can handle the ouster lawsuit.
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Call a meeting about the handling of an employee complaintCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Call a meeting about the handling of an employee complaint.
Order an investigation of City Council term limitsCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Conduct an 'honest investigation' regarding City Council term limits.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Curtis: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
- Duggan: Nay
Hold a called meeting about the missing employee-complaint investigationCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Hold a called meeting to discuss why an investigation did not occur after an employee complained to Human Resources.
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Postpone policy and procedure discussion to the December work sessionCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Postpone discussion of city policy and procedure requirements until the December work session.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
Call the question on the Veterans Day Parade reimbursementCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council voted three yeas, one nay, and one abstention on ending debate over reimbursing Larry Eaton $341.82 for Veterans Day Parade insurance.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
- Eaton: Abstain
Require an informational outline for every investigationCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Require an informational-records outline whenever an investigation is conducted.
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2024-11-19 · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve September 17, 2024 minutesBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve the September 17, 2024 regular-meeting minutes.
5 yeas, 0 nays
Moved by Pelley; seconded by Eaton.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Issue Mama Bertha Taqueria beer permitBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Issue a beer permit to Mama Bertha Taqueria, a restaurant at 509 West Madison Avenue.
5 yeas, 0 nays
Moved by Witt-McMahan; seconded by Eaton.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Issue Pick N Pay beer permitBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Issue a beer permit to Pick N Pay, a package beer store at 102 Old Riceville Road.
5 yeas, 0 nays
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Pelley.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Issue Tobacco King beer permitBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Issue a beer permit to Tobacco King, a grocery store at 312 Congress Parkway.
5 yeas, 0 nays
Moved by Eaton; seconded by Pelley.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
2024-11-07 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve October 3, 2024 minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the October 3, 2024 regular-meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Justin White; seconded by Laura Lenoir.
Correct the October 3 minutes from Clark to ParkHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Amend the minutes correction by changing “Clark” to “Park.”
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Justin White.
Motion to adjournHistoric Preservation Commission · Outcome not stated
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Adjourn the meeting.
The source records the motion but no second, vote, or disposition.
Moved by Jona Garrett.
2024-11-04 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the City and Robinson final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the City of Athens and William Robinson final plat creating a View Street right-of-way connection.
Vote details not listed
Approve the Underwood final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Scott Underwood final plat at Hicks Street and Eastanallee Avenue.
Vote details not listed
2024-10-30 · City Council · Called session
Challenge the chair's order to remove Councilmember PelleyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Council voted two yeas, one nay, and one abstention on Councilmember Pelley's challenge to the chair's order removing him for disorderly conduct.
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
- Curtis: Abstain
Close the public hearing on Ordinance 1135City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Close the public hearing on Ordinance 1135, concerning the order of business for regular City Council meetings.
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- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
End debate on Ordinance 1135City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
End debate on Ordinance 1135.
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- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Approve Ordinance 1134 on second readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Called session
Approve Ordinance 1134 on second reading to change the Athens Beer Board meeting time.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
2024-10-23 · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
Approve September 18, 2024 regular-meeting minutesBoard of Zoning Appeals · PASSED
Meeting: · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
Approve September 18, 2024 regular-meeting minutes.
Unanimous
Moved by Steve Sherlin; seconded by Sam Stephens.
Approve the Cedar Springs Road and Keith Lane residential PUD use on reviewBoard of Zoning Appeals · FAILED
Meeting: · Board of Zoning Appeals · Regular meeting
Approve the Cedar Springs Road and Keith Lane residential PUD use on review.
Tie vote, 2-2
Moved by Sam Stephens; seconded by Wesley Kite.
- Sam Stephens: Yea
- Wesley Kite: Yea
- John Proffitt: Nay
- Steve Sherlin: Nay
2024-10-17 · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Approve August 15, 2024 meeting minutesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Approve the August 15, 2024 meeting minutes.
Outcome recorded; individual votes not listed
Moved by Bob Miller; seconded by Moises Contreras.
Appoint Shellie Stephens as secretaryRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Appoint Shellie Stephens as secretary.
Outcome recorded; individual votes not listed
Moved by Mary Scudder; seconded by Moises Contreras.
Recommend $100 daily nonprofit tournament feeRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting
Recommend a $100-per-day court fee for nonprofit tournaments with no per-player fee.
Outcome recorded; individual votes not listed
Moved by Ron Starr; seconded by Moises Contreras.
2024-10-15 · City Council · Regular session
Approve September 17, 2024 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve the September 17, 2024 City Council meeting minutes.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
Revise the placement and scope of citizen commentsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Rename the first citizen-comment period to Citizens Comments Germane to the Agenda Items and add a general Citizens Comments period after the city manager's report.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Set FY2025 tourism fund reapplication dates and limitsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Allow current applicants to seek additional FY2025 tourism funding up to the $15,000 maximum through April 30, 2025, and open new fiscal-year applications on July 1, 2025.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve consent agenda items B through DCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve consent agenda items B through D: two Stansell Electric maintenance bids and Resolution 2024-22 for the driver-training matching grant program.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
End debate on moving Beer Board meetings to 5:30 p.m.City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
End debate on moving Beer Board meetings to 5:30 p.m..
Inferred from the recorded yes/no votes using a simple-majority assumption; ties fail. The minutes do not state the outcome. Any special voting threshold has not been verified.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Deny annexation request for County Road 126 propertyCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Deny George Andrew Hodges's annexation request for property on County Road 126 (Milton Road).
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Limit citizen comments to three minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve updating the Decorum and Rules of Engagement to reduce citizen-comment time from five minutes to three minutes.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Eaton: Nay
- Pelley: Nay
Raise the FY2025 tourism funding cap to $15,000 per entityCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Increase the maximum FY2025 tourism fund award from $10,000 to $15,000 per entity.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Allocate $35,000 to Main Street Athens and $15,000 to LITE HouseCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Reallocate tourism funds by awarding $35,000 to Main Street Athens and $15,000 to LITE House.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Move Beer Board meetings to 5:30 p.m. before Council meetingsCity Council · PASSED — as reported
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Move Beer Board meetings to 5:30 p.m. before Council meetings.
- Eaton: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Set FY2025 tourism-fund application dates and limitsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved allowing current tourism-fund applicants to seek additional funding up to $15,000 through April 30, 2025, with new fiscal-year applications beginning July 1, 2025.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Allocate FY2025 tourism funds to four organizationsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Allocate FY2025 tourism funds of $15,000 to the Athens Area Council for the Arts, $15,000 to Friendly City Festivals, $8,200 to Main Street Athens, and $10,000 to the McMinn County Living Heritage Museum.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Reduce speed limits on Ingleside AvenueCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Set the Ingleside Avenue speed limit at 30 mph from the downtown five-point intersection to Tellico Avenue and 40 mph from Tellico Avenue to Highway 11.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Allocate $50,000 for a civic center at Athens Regional ParkCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Allocate $50,000 in the Hotel and Motel Tax Fund for a civic center at Athens Regional Park.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
Approve Ordinance 1133 on second readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve Ordinance 1133 on second reading to regulate camping within Athens city limits.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Nay
Approve revised Tennessee Wesleyan University lease agreementCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Approve the revised lease agreement between Tennessee Wesleyan University and the City of Athens.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
Adjourn the meeting at 8:01 p.m.City Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Adjourn the meeting at 8:01 p.m.
- Curtis: Yea
- Witt-McMahan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Pelley: Yea
2024-10-14 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve August 7, 2024 meeting minutesSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve the August 7, 2024 meeting minutes.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Betty Ruleman.
Fund 2025 Chinzei Gakuin program staffingSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Provide $2,140 for two resident ambassadors and $2,100 for directorial staff in addition to the previously approved $1,200 annual donation.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Becky Simpson.
Fund Japan-trip scholarships and a chaperoneSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Provide three $1,000 student scholarships and $3,500 for one chaperone, totaling $6,500.
Motion carried; vote details not listed
Moved by Betty Ruleman; seconded by Becky Simpson.
2024-10-07 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Coleman final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Coleman final plat on County Road 658 as submitted.
Vote details not listed
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.