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2024-11-19 · City Council · Regular session
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.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
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.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
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.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- 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.
The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.
- 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
Approve the Price final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Jeff Price final plat on County Roads 174 and 178 as submitted.
Vote details not listed
Approve the Schrock final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Approve the Zachary Schrock final plat on Georgia Avenue as submitted.
Vote details not listed
Deny the Wilkins final platPlanning Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting
Deny the Jeffrey and Sara Wilkins final plat because it was not presented at the meeting.
Vote details not listed
2024-10-03 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve August 1, 2024 minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve the August 1, 2024 regular-meeting minutes.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Tyler Boyd; seconded by Jona Garrett.
Approve screened porch at 108 Blount StreetHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED
Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting
Approve a 9-by-14-foot screened porch at 108 Blount Street, subject to applicable setback and property-line requirements before a building permit is issued.
Unanimous; individual votes not listed
Moved by Jordan Curtis; seconded by Jona Garrett.
This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.