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For the Industrial Development Board, Councilman Michael announced he will bring forward the nomination of Pete Brown at the next regular meeting and asked council members to meet him afterward. Michael described Brown as having a 40-year career in industrial chemical sales and living in Ward 2. \"Pete has a 40 year career in industrial chemical sales... he lives in Ward 2,\" Michael said.

The mayor also recommended Amelia \"Millie\" Sumner (referred to in the meeting as Millie) to the cemetery advisory committee. Millie spoke briefly about her interest: \"I just feel like that a lot of times, the cemeteries get forgotten... I can speak up for them.\" The mayor said the committee position is difficult to fill and praised her dedication.

The mayor presented Emily Gordon for an unexpired term on the Board of Zoning Appeals, noting her community leadership and involvement in civic organizations; council members had no questions recorded during the work session.

A separate housekeeping item asked the council to approve disposal of an old recreation-center computer; staff said the hard drive has been wiped and the property will follow the city's standard disposal process. That disposal item was listed for a roll-call vote at the regular meeting.

No appointments were finalized in this work session transcript; the mayor and council directed staff to place the nominations and the computer-disposal item on the next meeting agenda for roll-call votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Work Session February 4th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Mayor Jim Bingham recommended Pete Brown to the Industrial Development Board and nominated Amelia “Millie” Sumner and Emily Gordon to advisory boards; the council discussed nominees and will consider roll-call approvals at the next regular meeting.","taxTitle","Lewisburg City, Marshall County, Tennessee","taxId",54314,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6326457,"Lewisburg council to draft ordinance limiting elected officials' official social media accounts",251,2153000,2404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324448-1cf10d656ba561d0ad41ab0b02f90602&start=2153&end=2404","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324448-1cf10d656ba561d0ad41ab0b02f90602/thumbnail_2153000.jpg","/articles/6326457/Lewisburg-City/Marshall-County/Tennessee/Lewisburg-council-to-draft-ordinance-limiting-elected-officials-official-social-media-accounts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326457-8cb0d7df923463242fddef6f4994e72e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771188931&Signature=iNnm9cdQVPd3GqFIa1WWvlj9nL9ysIdhX40z~K5RYTawsB8xnKhbZ-9psGOMQOmN7z0zjrs8YvekV15MWLa8JIExa-YBdOMw8QzlXjYy6ltiM6z~EyVxOerxc5N45mlV43lkHT~mjBQU2poCRmBmhDvUs31mCIsGN0NjeivmYftMTNqSAxX1Fk4VWNH-X5bSiCM3B27uZB5y-0ayXvbTsT9Ysyf7ae9C-qeNunDOqbvd7ftfezof~P6TWHs674BudunHvtCtnWlPv3OHDjPN444MLs2D~ayyASbuKdWazVug6guLDQB55BJetWKUT6owS8MrJxcC0uZ6SAMcy9hjCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members directed staff to convert a proposed social media policy for elected officials into an ordinance and bring it forward for first reading at the next regular meeting.

Councilman Michael introduced the draft policy and said it is concise and focuses on distinguishing personal posts from official-capacity posts. \"I like this because it's very simple. Basically, all you have to do is state that you're on the official capacity business official business or this is my personal feeling,\" he said.

City staff counsel recommended placing the rule in the municipal code's ethics section as an ordinance rather than in the personnel policy. \"I think the best place to put this if it were to get adopted would be an ordinance in the ethics section of the municipal code...create official city council accounts for them and that's separate from their personal account,\" said Mister Hutto, a city staff member. He said staff could draft an ordinance for review and either present it for vote at the next meeting or in March.

Council members asked staff to prepare the ordinance language and confirmed the item will be placed on the next meeting agenda for first reading.","Council members supported creating a formal rule for elected officials' social media use and directed staff to draft an ordinance for first reading next Tuesday to place the rule in the municipal code's ethics section.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6326462,"Council asks staff to get quotes for website redesign and recommends an IT security audit first",238,1525000,1763000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324448-1cf10d656ba561d0ad41ab0b02f90602&start=1525&end=1763","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324448-1cf10d656ba561d0ad41ab0b02f90602/thumbnail_1525000.jpg","/articles/6326462/Lewisburg-City/Marshall-County/Tennessee/Council-asks-staff-to-get-quotes-for-website-redesign-and-recommends-an-IT-security-audit-first","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326462-d807bc866f1075a3c78f9ce900ef0fe6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771188931&Signature=Cqbv1cp2CnGR7yHTJcmFDoO44GRP-jOamEtL3iG1Clphr4Bxpi8qcheghucBGIx1Pl5td6IniuT-sQ~wi3XvWhJBrUNBAzoyUtV4MXS~dRn8KkWjMiJuoz2c3uUlgjQuvxZSqjaeTpDETqZrFVXqSbH4LzNJRw~QwOlPo3iniugUCKV3xZhAfmdPVhPp5aSV5PQ7z0oFylI7dO8hGdx4TXq8WpwDGUeX4TIzoE4nABWFR2h1qlFDklojLh2bq0qpfXhQ4lVq3786Ag3Qw6x6c4kGV9DXKviTaeYzE5r16-aLk9gWMFQv8u-3QkODcF4TJgq8MBBgzAoS1dhTJCWjww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members discussed whether Lewisburg should hire a professional to redesign the city website, improve public project information and make departmental updates easier, and asked staff to gather quotes and baseline costs.

Adam Ford introduced the topic at Councilman Burns's request, saying he wanted the council to \"see if there's any interest to completely redesign the website\" and asked staff to gather pricing and proposals over the next 60 days. Councilman Burns said he would consider a redesign in the 2026 budget process but did not want to authorize spending from fund balance without further review.

Several council members urged the city to first commission an independent IT and cybersecurity audit before committing to a new site. One councilmember noted that a security review could both identify vulnerabilities and help the city qualify for cybersecurity grants; staff reported that prior grant attempts were blocked by failing early assessment questions.

Staff described two related needs: (1) engaging a vendor to produce a modern, user-friendly website that allows department staff to keep their own pages and calendars updated, and (2) ensuring baseline IT controls and cybersecurity protections so a new site would not be immediately vulnerable. Staff estimated an initial redesign could cost in the low tens of thousands of dollars; one councilmember said a minimum estimate might be around $25,000, but the number is not final.

Council members agreed to have staff make phone calls to identify vendors and the likely baseline cost for a website redesign and for an IT audit. No formal authorization to spend funds was made; council members framed the next step as information gathering for later budget consideration.","Council members expressed interest in redesigning Lewisburg's website for better public access and department editing; several members advised obtaining an independent IT/cybersecurity audit before capital investment and asked staff to collect costs and grant opportunities.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6326467,"Lewisburg council reviews $57,061 city liability for TCRS prior-service buybacks and votes set for next meeting",1112,409000,1521000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2324448-1cf10d656ba561d0ad41ab0b02f90602&start=409&end=1521","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2324448-1cf10d656ba561d0ad41ab0b02f90602/thumbnail_409000.jpg","/articles/6326467/Lewisburg-City/Marshall-County/Tennessee/Lewisburg-council-reviews-57061-city-liability-for-TCRS-prior-service-buybacks-and-votes-set-for-next-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6326467-29da53a5cc685b750ece261f7961326b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771188931&Signature=oIvSchXGxUGEnUEiWdFIWR21HRStAii0hztXf3LMECjH2mVMbL1GFIT2Ub5qRi~74jA35ySmULqkJrTed5fM-TwlLs8SQhPg8Js33w5guNxk~w8IiAbMjlPlWju9XS-7eMNKM3-wJ9QcrBmlnecjRdfGjpG-J1NW~4bt847Omy0SgIDui9GOE00sedOxK4LnEBL28UgHIW7srJDnqPdrJyaDc5FYNV8KTdgI1creeY0b3Ptbe5ZTLobt4~drPN-pr5qHrc2EhdcDNKmVMhue39HOMHxDeMe7rdzeNc1MxUmyvEExrtmsTJ5yk~ZX-F3mxc56YjW3I8UBKjY5dtLnSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lewisburg City officials discussed whether the city should fund a $57,061 employer contribution to allow up to 26 employees to buy back prior service under the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS), and agreed to consider formal votes at the next regular meeting.

City finance staff told the council the $57,061 is a fixed employer liability that must be remitted to TCRS before any employee can apply to buy back the prior-service time. \"The city's liability would be 57—well, it's actually $57,061—that would have to be remitted to the state, TCRS, as our contribution for that time to be bought back before any one employee can apply to buy back their service. That's a solid number,\" said Debbie Montgomery, a city staff member.

The matter matters to employees who were in a waiting period when Lewisburg froze its prior 401(a) plan and later enrolled in TCRS. Montgomery said 26 employees fall into that group and that the employer contribution is the same whether one employee or all 26 later apply. She said the council would need to amend the budget and use fund balance to pay the amount; approving the city payment would also raise the city contribution rate from 6.9% to roughly 7%.

Council members pressed for more detail on individual employee costs and options. \"I hate to pay $57,000 and two people. Why?\" said Councilman Michael, asking for a rough estimate of what an individual buyback might cost. Montgomery replied that TCRS does not calculate an individual's buyback amount until the employee applies and that TCRS runs an actuarial calculation for each applicant; she said factors include each employee's earnings during the affected period and interest assumptions built into the plan.

Montgomery also relayed TCRS staff guidance that some municipalities choose to study the option and then decline to fund it after seeing individual costs. \"Mr. Armistead at TCRS…said a lot of cities choose to do their due diligence and find out it's quite a bit of money and they choose not to move forward,\" she said.

Council discussion covered alternatives. Staff recommended offering a TCRS 401(k) vehicle for employees as a separate, employee-funded option that would cost the city nothing. Montgomery noted employees could use payroll deferrals to build retirement savings—she said the 401(k) vehicle could accept up to $23,500 per year and could help employees offset reduced defined-benefit accruals. Montgomery recommended the council not fund the $57,061 outright and instead pursue the employee-only 401(k) option; other council members said they were open to doing both.

No formal roll call vote to fund the $57,061 occurred at the work session. Montgomery said she expected to receive a formal resolution or paperwork from James Armistead at TCRS in time for the next regular meeting; if not, the item could be delayed to March. Council members asked staff to place one or two separate roll-call items on the next meeting agenda: one on whether the city will fund the $57,061 employer contribution and one resolution to allow employees to participate in the TCRS 401(k) vehicle.

If the council approves payment, Montgomery said the city would remit the employer portion first and employees would then apply to TCRS to learn their individual buyback cost; if employees ultimately decline to apply the employer payment would remain an employer contribution to TCRS. Montgomery said the employer payment would come from fund balance and would require a budget amendment.

Next steps: staff will request the official resolution language from TCRS and put both items on the next meeting agenda for roll-call votes. Council members asked staff to return with any additional budget committee guidance and to note that an employee-only 401(k) requires a separate council resolution to enroll the city in that TCRS-administered vehicle.","City staff told the mayor and council the city would need to remit $57,061 to the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System to allow certain employees to buy back prior service; council directed staff to bring formal resolutions next week and discussed offering a TCRS 401(k) option at no cost to the city.","actionData","errors"]

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