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2026-01-08 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Jona Garrett as secretaryHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Jona Garrett as secretary.
All in favor; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Shawn McKeehan.
Elect Laura Lenoir as vice-chairpersonHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Laura Lenoir as vice-chairperson.
All in favor; individual votes not listed
Moved by Shawn McKeehan; seconded by Jona Garrett.
Elect Shawn McKeehan as chairpersonHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Elect Shawn McKeehan as chairperson.
All in favor; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jona Garrett.
Recommend a downtown historic overlay districtHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Recommend a downtown Central Business District historic overlay to the Planning Commission.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jona Garrett.
2026-01-05 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the December 1, 2025 regular meeting minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the December 1, 2025 regular meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
Approve the December 29, 2025 work session minutesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the December 29, 2025 work session minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Jordan Curtis.
Deny the Clark final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Deny the Porter Clark final plat because it was not presented at the meeting.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Eric Newberry.
Research zoning for microbreweries in other citiesPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Research other cities with microbreweries and identify the zoning districts where they are allowed.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Sam Stephens.
2025-12-18 · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Approve December 9, 2025 called-meeting minutesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Approve the December 9, 2025 called-meeting minutes without changes.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Johnny Coffman; seconded by Larry Rhodes.
Adopt proposed All-Stars program changesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Adopt Daniel Earp’s proposed All-Stars program changes, including electing the coach, holding tryouts at the first available weekend, and selecting players using a rubric.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Johnny Coffman; seconded by Larry Rhodes.
Recommend increasing city field rental feesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Recommend increasing hourly rental fees from $5 to $25 at Athens Regional Park and from $5 to $15 at other city fields.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Moises Contreras; seconded by Johnny Coffman.
Replace Shellie Stephens with Leah Goins on Little League BoardRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Replace Shellie Stephens with Leah Goins on the Little League Board.
Motion carried; vote not stated
Moved by Larry Rhodes; seconded by Moises Contreras.
2025-12-16 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the presented meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the minutes as presented. The extracted passage leaves the dates of the two prior sessions blank, so no dates are inferred.
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- McCowan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Appoint McCowan to two boardsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council appointed Perry McCowan to the Board of Zoning Appeals and Historic Preservation Commission, replacing Eaton and Curtis respectively.
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- McCowan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Approve the December 16 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the consent agenda collectively, including the FY2025 audit, a $1.7 million General Fund transfer to Capital Improvement, utility tax-equivalent distributions, debt policy review, intersection safety work, judge arrangements, cybersecurity grant participation, street acceptance, an additional paid holiday, and Sherlin’s Planning Commission resignation.
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- McCowan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Approve 2026 meetings and change work-session arrangementsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the 2026 meeting dates, moved City Council work sessions to the Conference Room, and decided not to livestream work sessions.
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- McCowan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
Award the 2026 fireworks and drone show contract to Pyro ShowsCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Award RFP 25-16 for the July 4, 2026 fireworks and drone light show to Pyro Shows Inc. for $119,000.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- McCowan: Yea
Approve Lee Drive R-3 zoning on second readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1149 on second reading to zone the described Lee Drive property R-3, High Density Residential.
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- McCowan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
2025-12-16 · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve November 18, 2025 meeting minutesBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve the November 18, 2025 regular-session minutes.
Passed 4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- McCowan: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Accept Pick N Pay beer-permit relinquishmentBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Accept relinquishment of the off-premises beer permit for Pick N Pay at 102 Old Riceville Road.
Passed 4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- McCowan: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Issue Pick N Pay off-premises beer permitBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Issue Hiwassee Market LLC, doing business as Pick N Pay at 102 Old Riceville Road, an off-premises beer permit.
Passed 4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by McCowan.
- McCowan: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
2025-12-09 · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Approve October 23, 2025 meeting minutesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Approve the October 23, 2025 meeting minutes.
Outcome recorded; individual votes not listed
Moved by Ron Starr; seconded by Johnny Coffman.
Select organizers for contested 2026 tournament datesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Called meeting
Select the tournament organizer awarded each contested 2026 baseball and softball tournament date; the minutes do not list the selected organizers.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
2025-12-04 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve September 4, 2025 meeting minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the September 4, 2025 regular-meeting minutes under the November 6 minutes agenda item.
Unanimous
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jona Garrett.
Reschedule January meeting to January 8, 2026Historic Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Reschedule the next Historic Preservation Commission meeting to January 8, 2026 because the regular date falls on New Year’s Day.
Unanimous (4-0)
Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jona Garrett.
2025-12-04 · City Council · Special called session
Appoint Perry McCowan to City CouncilCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Special called session
Council appointed Perry McCowan to the seat vacated by Dick Pelley’s October 23 resignation, after considering five applicants.
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
2025-11-18 · City Council · Regular session
Approve the October 21 and October 23 minutesCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved both sets of minutes.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Remove the municipal judge’s residency requirementCity Council · FAILED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council rejected Ordinance 1147 on second reading, which would remove the county-residency requirement for the city judge.
- Curtis: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Duggan: Nay
- Eaton: Nay
Approve the Lee Drive annexationCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2025-30 annexing the described property off Lee Drive.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Approve flood-related zoning rules on second readingCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Ordinance 1148 on second reading, addressing flooding risks and National Flood Insurance Program eligibility.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Approve park lighting and deferred-compensation updatesCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the consent agenda collectively, covering lighting at Ingleside and Heritage parks and updates to the 457 deferred-compensation plan.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Set the process for filling the vacant City Council seatCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Accept applications through December 5, review them December 8, appoint a councilmember December 16, and administer the oath before the remainder of that meeting.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- Duggan: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
Approve an earlier council-vacancy appointment scheduleCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council subsequently approved applications from November 18 through December 1 and a December 4 noon special meeting to review applications, appoint a member, and administer the oath.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Postpone the fireworks and drone-show bidCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council postponed the July 4, 2026 show item to the December 8 work session. The proposed $119,000 award motion was withdrawn; this vote did not award that contract.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Eaton: Abstain
Approve Phase 1 of the Market Park master planCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Phase 1 presented by Kimley Horn under the engineering-agreement item.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Appoint James Fries to Historic PreservationCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council appointed James Fries to the Historic Preservation Commission.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Set a December 16 council-appointment processCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved an application deadline of December 5, work-session review on December 8, and appointment and oath on December 16. A later motion in this meeting approved an earlier schedule.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
Appoint Mitchell Bryant as interim city judgeCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council appointed Mitchell Bryant as Interim City Judge under an item the minutes state was not listed on the agenda.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Nay
Add a council-appointed representative to the Humane Society boardCity Council · PASSED — as reported
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
The minutes report that Council passed an amendment allowing a City Council-appointed representative to sit on the McMinn Regional Humane Society board, although the recorded vote is one yea to three nays.
- Eaton: Yea
- Duggan: Nay
- Sherlin: Nay
- Curtis: Nay
Adopt the Lee Drive annexation service planCity Council · PASSED
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved Resolution 2025-29 adopting a plan of services for the Lee Drive annexation area.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
Zone Lee Drive property R-3 on first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading
Meeting: · City Council · Regular session
Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 1149 to zone the Lee Drive property R-3, High Density Residential.
- Curtis: Yea
- Duggan: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
2025-11-18 · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve May 10, 2025 meeting minutesBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve the May 10, 2025 regular-session minutes.
4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Accept Athens Food Mart 1 beer permit relinquishmentBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Accept Patel Mart, LLC’s relinquishment of the beer permit for Athens Food Mart 1 at 2432 Congress Parkway South.
4-0
Moved by Sherlin; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Accept Ian’s Market #19 beer permit relinquishmentBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Accept Gangaba Corporation’s relinquishment of the beer permit for Ian’s Market #19 at 430 S. White Street.
4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Accept Joe’s Kwik Marts #932 beer permit relinquishmentBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Accept CAPL Retail, LLC’s relinquishment of the beer permit for Joe’s Kwik Marts #932 at 2804 Decatur Pike.
4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Approve Athens Food Mart package beer permitBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve a package-store beer permit for Athens Food Mart at 2432 Congress Parkway South.
4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Approve Ian’s Market #19 package beer permitBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve a package-store beer permit for Ian’s Market #19 at 430 S. White Street.
4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Approve Ian’s Market 174 beer permitBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve a grocery-store beer permit for Ian’s Market 174 at 2804 Decatur Pike.
4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
Approve Pie Hound Pizza Company beer permitBeer Board · PASSED
Meeting: · Beer Board · Regular meeting
Approve a restaurant beer permit for Pie Hound Pizza Company at 13 E. Madison Avenue.
4-0
Moved by Curtis; seconded by Sherlin.
- Duggan: Yea
- Sherlin: Yea
- Curtis: Yea
- Eaton: Yea
2025-11-12 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve September 10, 2025 minutesSister Cities Committee · PASSED
Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting
Approve the September 10, 2025 meeting minutes.
Motion carried; vote count and individual votes not listed
Moved by Randy Dowling; seconded by Becky Simpson.
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.