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City Manager Jeffrey Grama and CFO Chris Pickle presented the FY26 budget materials, which Grama said “bake in” a 2% cost-of-living adjustment and a projected 5% increase in property tax revenue. Grama told commissioners that the 5% revenue projection would raise anticipated property tax receipts from about $5.25 million to roughly $5.51 million and that the city must still await the certified tax rate before adopting a final rate.

The budget presentation flagged several notable items: the city will assume the full cost of a sworn officer previously funded by a grant, convert a part-time position to full time, propose a new tax-relief match covering roughly 38 Red Bank residents, and allocate $30,000 as the city match for paratransit trips (about 65 one-way trips per month). Grama also discussed the city’s intent to take on targeted public-works borrowing across the general fund, stormwater, and solid waste funds and said future budget conversations should focus on capital improvement planning and additional public-works and fire staffing.

Commissioner Fairbanks Harvey said she had concerns that the 5% property tax revenue increase had not been signaled earlier to residents or commissioners, and that raises of that size were the third in four budget years. She said some residents had contacted her with objections and urged caution; she also acknowledged compromises in the draft, including a 2% COLA that was increased from 1.5% after commissioner input.

Several commissioners pressed the case for restoring a stormwater supervisor position that had been in earlier drafts but removed before the final packet. Staff estimated the general-fund impact at about $80,000, structured as two half-time FTE increases shared across departments with the stormwater fund covering the position’s primary cost. Commissioner Holmes and others said the city’s recent heavy rainfall and the location of commercial buildings in flood-prone areas made the position a high priority for protecting people and the sales-tax base.

Faced with no clear unanimous support for the budget as printed, a commissioner moved to table the ordinance to allow staff to revise the packet to add the stormwater supervisor and associated revenue, and Commissioner Wilkinson seconded. The clerk called the voice vote; the motion to table carried. The commission directed staff to prepare an amended budget for consideration at the June 17 regular meeting.

Public comment at the meeting included residents who said they expected modest tax increases and others who asked for follow-up on specific drainage and private-property infrastructure grant opportunities. City staff said they continue to seek funding and will provide updated documents on the city’s budget webpage.

The commission’s filing deadline for the budget to the state was noted during the meeting; staff reminded commissioners that the published packet and department memos are available online and that the city must wait for notification of the certified tax rate before formally adopting the tax rate that will convert the projected revenue into an exact millage.

The commission will reconvene on June 17 for the second and final reading of the FY26 budget if staff incorporate the requested changes and the majority of commissioners so direct.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","06/03/25 Regular Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Red Bank Board of Commissioners voted to table second and final reading of the fiscal year 2026 budget on a voice vote, sending the ordinance to the commission’s June 17 meeting so staff can amend the document to include a proposed stormwater supervisor position and the revenue needed to fund it.","taxTitle","Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee","taxId",71190,"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},6215435,"Red Bank pulls appointment from consent agenda; Tiffany Bell appointment rescheduled to June 17",2740,504000,3244000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3659463-2cb14a52d76be8609d8ae772001379a6&start=504&end=3244","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3659463-2cb14a52d76be8609d8ae772001379a6/thumbnail_504000.jpg","/articles/6215435/Red-Bank/Hamilton-County/Tennessee/Red-Bank-pulls-appointment-from-consent-agenda-Tiffany-Bell-appointment-rescheduled-to-June-17","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6215435-f7a82dbc1b24821b1384cb0b375f4387/orig.mp4?Expires=1773622821&Signature=A0cSnvPfDKja5Hm2~6EW4FmRsNp0MYtLOWJYMIt7X71g1fAbyhxBvlcrNvrwxJ1skS6FzZTNfSw8X4L5DpbeHyMHqs1dX1f9ehlC0YBYU6Q~7F0XfkIGyHwYOqUGDq61lam2p-CnYcRa-Cn4YchEU83Br8rP4sGNCWPkPvkMi-dYjb9iPCYRhojcWclqiRsdOSRTSCWsZcvq0aDddvPpcq8ybufFX8YWMMIjWm3FQAuD0KHBA9amAfvOXOLk8kDYB4iR47vveEomMRsPguPWnzWpLxFuQFqeoYWiC4tWitd32dUcKbAHLG7lZV29ZT3TTFDTTkK01RLJeunwQU8kjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The commission removed agenda item 25-886 — appointment of Tiffany Bell to the Red Bank Citizens Nonprofit Advisory Board — from the consent agenda and tabled it for formal vote at the June 17 meeting after staff said it was listed incorrectly and should have been presented as a resolution.

At the start of the consent- agenda vote the mayor pulled item 25-886 for separate consideration; commissioners later moved to table the appointment to the June 17 meeting so the item could be corrected on the agenda. Staff said the only reason for tabling was the clerical listing error and not the substance of the appointment.

The consent agenda as amended was approved in a single voice vote earlier in the meeting. The Tiffany Bell resolution will be corrected in meeting materials and returned for the June 17 agenda.","The commission removed an item from the consent agenda and tabled a resolution to appoint Tiffany Bell to the Red Bank Citizens Nonprofit Advisory Board after staff identified a clerical error in how it was listed.",{"_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},6215440,"Red Bank vice mayor named vice chair of regional MPO executive board",119,3057000,3176000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3659463-2cb14a52d76be8609d8ae772001379a6&start=3057&end=3176","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3659463-2cb14a52d76be8609d8ae772001379a6/thumbnail_3057000.jpg","/articles/6215440/Red-Bank/Hamilton-County/Tennessee/Red-Bank-vice-mayor-named-vice-chair-of-regional-MPO-executive-board","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6215440-34827028a6680289239e1f3f6498a84c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773622821&Signature=TaKuP478nc5EL93WEqfdniwisVbl0MUp60Wi9OWS2V2GCab4pJrSoRNzhfl3R-xmxM7KKRkKqYCiwVXo-8lC2VIdbdv6lT9lzEycUEM10WyPmbtXD82oMQ8It6M5d~lrd2k9snrPZhSUyQcD5jBn5wS2cmXPIjcq2XH2lKsX4odYfPXRZ8CwfujAN~3OOvPjTBpe-Ew5-AOL9ia5-eMcYBikeZle8f~T2ML1ISTz72-Rh08b2hTb08HxoGsTs1j0mFuHoL6nV5EdUcZEi7iwHi37LNKjFzFS5w8moIpcYZMEMqezQ2qQHDG8JdtliunKooZLJvd0usCzxtYjzBNX4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioners announced that the city’s vice mayor was nominated and confirmed as vice chair of the regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) executive board.

The nomination came to the commission for visibility; staff said no formal commission action was required. Director-level staff were named as the city’s technical representatives to MPO committees: Director Greg Tate will represent the city on the transportation coordination committee and the vice mayor will represent the city on the MPO executive board, with the city manager serving as alternate to both.

MPO matters coordinate regional federal transportation dollars across jurisdictions in North Tennessee and parts of North Georgia; the commission noted that having the city represented in MPO leadership will help Red Bank advocate for projects affecting Dayton Boulevard and other local corridors.

No vote was required or taken on the nomination; commissioners offered congratulations.","The commission announced that the city's vice mayor has been nominated and accepted the role of vice chair of the Metropolitan Planning Organization executive board; the commission took no formal action.","actionData","errors"]

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