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Votes at a glance: Jackson City Council approves multiple budget amendments, ordinances, contracts and appointments
Summary
At its Oct. 14 meeting the council approved a slate of budget amendments, ordinances, street acceptances, contracts, committee appointments and other routine items; most measures passed unanimously.
At the Oct. 14 Jackson City Council meeting the council approved multiple budget amendments, ordinances, contracts, transfers and appointments. Most items were routine and passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
Key approved items (vote tallies as recorded at the meeting):
- First reading: Reallocate $21,700 from street maintenance operating supplies (asphalt) to street department resurfacing for South Creek — motion passed 9-0. - First reading: Recognize TDEC recycling grant for $192,000 — motion passed 9-0. - First reading: Appropriation for legal settlement ($125,000 city portion; discussed separately) — motion passed (recorded as seven in favor, one opposed, one abstention). - First reading: Amend text of the official zoning ordinance (Article 8: administration and enforcement, section 3 amendments; review by planning commission and hearing by governing body) — motion passed 9-0.
- Second reading: Recognize insurance recovery for Street Department tractor unit 4985 ($57,099) — motion passed 9-0. - Second reading: Recognize PSN Project Safe Neighborhoods grant for FY '26 ($44,370) — motion passed 9-0. - Second reading: Recognize CFE Summer Job Connect grant ($20,000) — motion passed 9-0. - Second reading: Transfer $55,000 ARPA funds from on-call truck to paving equipment trailer — motion passed 9-0. - Second reading: Recognize insurance recovery for City Hall and the NED ($19,455) — motion passed 9-0. - Second reading: Transfer $25,500 from planning contractual services to Commerce Street project — motion passed 9-0. - Second reading: Transfer $175,000 from Rec Admin equipment and $250,000 from Rec Admin buildings to the senior center (total $425,000) — motion passed 8 in favor, 1 abstention. - Second reading: Amend Title 5, Chapter 3 of the code to restore language from the former code related to penalties for late property taxes — motion passed 8 in favor, 1 abstention. - Second reading: Accept proposal from Tennessee Department of Transportation for I-40 interchange at Christmas Field Road, Phase 2 — motion passed 9-0.
- New business: Accept streets in Jackson Creek Sections 5 and 6 for city maintenance — motion passed 9-0. - New business: Accept streets in Shiloh Springs Section 4 for city maintenance — motion passed 9-0. - New business: Memorandum of understanding with Strategic Code Enforcement Management Academy for training and process analysis ($6,000 plus up to $2,500 reimbursable) — motion passed 9-0. - New business: Resolution allowing remote participation in council meetings under state law (video only, up to two times per member per year, one member per meeting) — motion passed 9-0. - New business: Resolution to partner with Constellation Energy for energy audits of city facilities — motion passed 9-0. - New business: Contract with West Tennessee Coffee Service for coffee services for various city departments — motion passed 9-0. - New business: Contract with TLM for professional engineering services related to Airways Roadway rehabilitation (Highland to Hollywood; design to be completed with construction expected to start June 2026) — motion passed 9-0. - New business: Committee and board appointments: Catherine Wilson to West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center (NED McWhorter seat) — passed 9-0; Scott Kilby to Keep Jackson Beautiful — passed 9-0; reappointments to the Ethics Committee (Freeman McKendree, Carla Pollard, Danielle Hardy) — passed 9-0; Health Education Housing Board appointments of Sandy Bridges and Nancy Acred — passed 9-0. - New business: Sunshine budget amendments under $10,000 and invoices over $10,000 were approved; council noted line items are not overdrawn — motion passed 9-0.
Most items were routine financial or administrative approvals. The meeting included more extended discussion on the legal settlement (see separate article), a presentation and Q&A for the energy-audit partner Constellation Energy, and a brief presentation on the code-enforcement MOU. Several items required minor clarifications from staff during discussion; no items were tabled or failed.
Votes listed above follow the tallies announced on the record during the Oct. 14 meeting.
