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2025-07-07 · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting

Approve the Welliver final platPlanning Commission · PASSED

Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting

Approve the Justin Welliver final plat off Scenic Drive and Avalon Street.

Unanimous; individual votes not listed

Moved by John Proffitt; seconded by Steve Sherlin.

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Deny the Mesana Investments final platPlanning Commission · PASSED

Meeting: · Planning Commission · Planning Commission meeting

Deny the Mesana Investments final plat off Shadows Lawn Drive because required bond and other items were incomplete.

Unanimous; individual votes not listed

Moved by Eric Newberry; seconded by Frances Witt-McMahan.

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2025-06-17 · City Council · Regular session

Approve the May 20 minutes with a corrected budget voteCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved the May 20, 2025 minutes after correcting the recorded vote on adding three Fire Department employees to the proposed FY2025-26 budget.

The source mentions a correction. Check the minutes for the corrected record.

  • Duggan: Yea
  • Pelley: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea
  • Sherlin: Absent

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Approve the corrected May 20, 2025 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Approve the May 20, 2025 regular-session minutes as amended to correct a recorded vote.

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  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Pelley: Yea

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Approve the FY2024-25 budget amendment on second readingCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Approve Ordinance 1140 amending the FY2024-25 city budget on second reading.

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  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Pelley: Yea

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Add a Revolutionary War monument to the Veterans Park estimate requestCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Amend consent item J to include a Revolutionary War monument in the requested Veterans Park cost estimates.

  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Pelley: Yea

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Add four-way stop at Miami Street and Matlock AvenueCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Add four-way stop at Miami Street and Matlock Avenue.

Moved by Duggan; seconded by Curtis.

  • Duggan: yea
  • Curtis: yea
  • Eaton: yea
  • Pelley: nay

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Add splash pad at Cook ParkCity Council · FAILED — lack of second

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Add splash pad at Cook Park.

Moved by Pelley.

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Called meeting about treatment of building changesCity Council · FAILED — lack of second

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Called meeting about treatment of building changes.

Moved by Pelley.

Minutes PDF · page 3

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Consent agenda as amended, including school budget amendment #2City Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Consent agenda as amended, including school budget amendment #2. The vote approved the consent agenda collectively. It was not a separately recorded vote on the school item. The amendment concerned item J, adding Revolutionary War monument cost estimates.

Moved by Curtis; seconded by Duggan.

  • Duggan: yea
  • Pelley: yea
  • Curtis: yea
  • Eaton: yea

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Consolidate auto allowance into travel expenseCity Council · FAILED — lack of second

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Consolidate auto allowance into travel expense.

Moved by Duggan.

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Add a four-way stop at Miami Street and Matlock AvenueCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Install a four-way stop at the intersection of Miami Street and Matlock Avenue.

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  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Pelley: Nay

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Ordinance No. 1140 budget amendment, second readingCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Ordinance No. 1140 budget amendment, second reading.

Moved by Curtis; seconded by Pelley.

  • Duggan: yea
  • Pelley: yea
  • Curtis: yea
  • Eaton: yea

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Ordinance No. 1141 FY2025-26 budget and fee schedule, second readingCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Ordinance No. 1141 FY2025-26 budget and fee schedule, second reading.

Moved by Curtis; seconded by Pelley.

  • Duggan: yea
  • Pelley: yea
  • Curtis: yea
  • Eaton: yea

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Ordinance No. 1142 codes amendment, first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Ordinance No. 1142 codes amendment, first reading.

Moved by Curtis; seconded by Pelley.

  • Duggan: yea
  • Pelley: yea
  • Curtis: yea
  • Eaton: yea

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Approve the FY2025-26 budget and fee schedule on second readingCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Approve Ordinance 1141 adopting the FY2025-26 budget, property-tax rate, and included fee schedule on second reading.

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  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Pelley: Yea

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Approve the amended consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Approve the consent agenda as amended to include a Revolutionary War monument in the Veterans Park estimate request.

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  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Pelley: Yea

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Approve Ordinance 1142 on first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Approve Ordinance 1142 on first reading to adopt the 2021 international fire and building codes and create an existing-building-code chapter.

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  • Duggan: Yea
  • Pelley: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea

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Adjourn the meeting at approximately 7:12 p.m.City Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Adjourn the meeting at approximately 7:12 p.m.

  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Pelley: Yea

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2025-06-12 · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting

Approve April 17, 2025 meeting minutesRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED

Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting

Approve the April 17, 2025 meeting minutes without changes.

Motion carried; vote not stated

Moved by Larry Rhodes; seconded by Johnny Coffman.

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Send disciplinary letter after Little League incidentRecreation Advisory Board · PASSED

Meeting: · Recreation Advisory Board · Board meeting

Send a formal disciplinary letter to the person identified as instigating the May 15 Little League incident.

Passed; count not stated

Moved by Larry Rhodes; seconded by Johnny Coffman.

  • Linda Long: Abstain

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2025-06-11 · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting

Approve May 14, 2025 meeting minutesSister Cities Committee · PASSED

Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting

Approve the May 14, 2025 meeting minutes.

Motion carried; vote not stated

Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Victoria White.

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Approve $250 JAST membershipSister Cities Committee · PASSED

Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting

Approve a $250 membership in the Japan-America Society of Tennessee.

Motion carried; vote not stated

Moved by Betty Ruleman; seconded by Ersa Henry.

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Fund Chinzei Gakuin Nashville hotel staySister Cities Committee · PASSED

Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting

Provide $1,280 for one night of Nashville lodging for Chinzei Gakuin students and one chaperone before their return flight.

Motion carried; vote not stated

Moved by Victoria White; seconded by Becky Simpson.

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Fund four members’ attendance at Tokyo conferenceSister Cities Committee · PASSED

Meeting: · Sister Cities Committee · Committee meeting

Fund four board members to attend the SEUS conference in Tokyo, including airfare, hotel, per diem, and incidentals at approximately $6,000 per person; invite the county mayor and economic-development director without committee funding.

Motion carried; vote not stated

Moved by Ersa Henry; seconded by Randy Dowling.

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2025-06-05 · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting

Approve May 1, 2025 meeting minutesHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED

Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting

Approve the May 1 meeting minutes.

Unanimous; individual votes not listed

Moved by Laura Lenoir; seconded by Jona Garrett.

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Approve siding and gutter repairs at 510 East Madison AvenueHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED

Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting

Approve replacement wood siding and gutter repairs.

Approved 4-0; Laura Lenoir abstained

Moved by Timberly Guffey; seconded by John Proffitt.

  • Laura Lenoir: Abstain

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Approve siding repairs at 500 East Madison AvenueHistoric Preservation Commission · PASSED

Meeting: · Historic Preservation Commission · Regular meeting

Approve replacement wood siding and window-trim repairs.

Approved 4-0; Laura Lenoir abstained

Moved by Timberly Guffey; seconded by Kim Cochran-Graham.

  • Laura Lenoir: Abstain

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2025-05-20 · City Council · Regular session

Approve the April 15 meeting minutesCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved the minutes of the April 15 regular session.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Sherlin: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea

Minutes PDF · page 1

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Approve the FY2025–2026 budget on first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 1141 without amendments, adopting a proposed budget and setting the tax rate for FY2025–2026.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Sherlin: Nay

Minutes PDF · page 3

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Limit the proposed four-way stop to Crestway and MatlockCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved an amendment removing the Miami Street intersection from the proposed four-way stops. The amended main motion received a separate vote.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Sherlin: Nay

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Proceed with City Hall and public-service-complex feasibility designCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved moving forward with Allen & Hoshall for proposed feasibility design services for City Hall renovation and a Public Service Complex.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Sherlin: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea

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Add an IT technician to the proposed budgetCity Council · FAILED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

The proposed amendment would add one IT technician to the FY2025–2026 budget. The motion failed.

  • Sherlin: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Eaton: Nay
  • Curtis: Nay

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Add three Fire Department employees to the proposed budgetCity Council · FAILED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

The proposed amendment would add three Fire Department employees. The minutes report that it failed, recording two yeas, one nay, and one abstention.

  • Sherlin: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Nay
  • Eaton: Abstain

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Delay the four-way stops for another traffic studyCity Council · FAILED — lack of second

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Sherlin proposed delaying action on the four-way stops until another traffic study could be conducted. The motion received no second.

Moved by Sherlin.

Minutes PDF · page 4

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Fire Station #3 design agreementCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Vice Mayor Curtis moved to approve all consent agenda items as presented; Councilmember Sherlin seconded.

  • Sherlin: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Abstain

Minutes PDF · page 1 · Minutes PDF · page 2

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Keep cemetery fees unchangedCity Council · FAILED — lack of second

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Sherlin proposed amending the budget’s cemetery fee schedule to avoid increasing the fees. The motion received no second.

Moved by Sherlin.

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Limit the proposed trailer-load fee to $100City Council · FAILED — lack of second

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Sherlin proposed a Public Works fee of $100 rather than $300 per trailer load. The motion received no second.

Moved by Sherlin.

Minutes PDF · page 3

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Approve a four-way stop at Crestway and MatlockCity Council · PASSED — as amended

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved the amended motion to add a four-way stop at Crestway Drive and Matlock Avenue.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Sherlin: Nay

Minutes PDF · page 4

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Remove the proposed Regional Park electric gate expenseCity Council · FAILED — lack of second

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Sherlin proposed removing the $35,000 electric-gate replacement expense from the Capital Improvement Fund budget. The motion received no second.

Moved by Sherlin.

Minutes PDF · page 3

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Separate the health-plan change from the consent agendaCity Council · FAILED — lack of second

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Duggan proposed removing the employee health-insurance item for discussion under New Business. The motion received no second.

Moved by Duggan.

Minutes PDF · page 1

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Approve the May 20 consent agendaCity Council · PASSED — consent agenda

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved the consent agenda collectively: the school budget, Fire Station 3 architectural agreement, annual financial report, employee health-plan change, auditor renewal, state-route maintenance contract, and Safe Streets grant application.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Sherlin: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Duggan: Abstain

Minutes PDF · page 1 · Minutes PDF · page 2

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Approve the liquor-store license increase on second readingCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved Ordinance 1139 on second reading, increasing the local liquor-store license limit.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Sherlin: Nay

Minutes PDF · page 2

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Appoint Jason Miller to the Board of Adjustment and AppealsCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council appointed Jason Miller, identified in the minutes as the current alternate, to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Sherlin: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea

Minutes PDF · page 4

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Approve the FY2024–2025 budget amendment on first readingCity Council · PASSED — first reading

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved the first reading of Ordinance 1140 to amend the FY2024–2025 budget.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Sherlin: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea

Minutes PDF · page 2 · Minutes PDF · page 3

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Reappoint Jeff Zabo to the Athens Utilities BoardCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved Jeff Zabo’s reappointment to the Athens Utilities Board.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Sherlin: Nay

Minutes PDF · page 4

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Reappoint Moises Contreas to the Recreation Advisory BoardCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved the reappointment of Moises Contreas, as named in the minutes, to the Recreation Advisory Board.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Sherlin: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea

Minutes PDF · page 4 · Minutes PDF · page 5

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Award the North City School demolition contractCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council awarded RFB 25-07 to E. Luke Green Company, Inc. for demolition of North City School.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Sherlin: Nay

Minutes PDF · page 3

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Use a lottery for competing liquor-store applicantsCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council approved a lottery if multiple applicants qualify for the liquor-store license.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Sherlin: Nay

Minutes PDF · page 2

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Set the liquor-store license application periodCity Council · PASSED

Meeting: · City Council · Regular session

Council set the application period from June 20 through July 7, 2025, ending at 5 p.m.

  • Eaton: Yea
  • Duggan: Yea
  • Curtis: Yea
  • Sherlin: Nay

Minutes PDF · page 2

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This collection is not a complete voting record. An agenda item alone does not establish approval.