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Votes at a glance: Council advances multiple routine appropriations, resolutions and acceptances to council
Summary
At its meeting the Gallatin City Council moved several routine items forward for final action, including appropriations for holiday decorations and a tourism grant, acceptance of completed public improvements, a clinical affiliation agreement for fire department training, and TDOT right-of-way accommodation for bridge work.
The Gallatin City Council considered numerous consent and routine agenda items and voted to advance a set of ordinances and resolutions to the full council for final action. Below are the items discussed, the recorded motions and reported outcomes.
- Ordinance 02510-62: Appropriate $125,000 from the occupancy tax reserve to the Christmas decoration fund. Motion by Councilman Carter, second by Councilman Alexander. Councilman Chivas abstained; the motion advanced (5 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention as recorded) to the council.
- Ordinance 7509-49: Appropriate $13,540 received from the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (tourism marketing grant). Motion by Councilman Carter, second by Councilman Givant. Item moved forward (recorded as approved to move forward).
- Resolution R2509-55: Authorize mayor to sign clinical affiliation agreement with Volunteer State Community College to allow EMT students to ride with Gallatin Fire Department. Motion by Councilman Gervontz, second by Councilman Carter. Council moved the measure forward unanimously.
- Resolution R2509-68 and R2509-67: Accept public improvements (Twin Eagles Phase 15 and Carrollton Phase 7A) recommended unanimously by the planning commission; both items moved forward to council (Twin Eagles recorded as 6-1 to council; Carrollton forwarded unanimously).
- Ordinance 02510-56: Donation/transfer of a small parcel and easement to TDOT for Station Camp Creek bridge widening. Motion to donate the city-owned parcel; motion moved forward unanimously.
- Ordinance 02510-57: Appropriation of Big Station Camp Boulevard Transportation Improvement District funds (initial draw). Motion moved forward unanimously.
Other routine items including appropriations for a minor traffic-signal damage claim and the annual acceptance of other grant funds were also advanced by voice vote; the meeting minutes record unanimous or near-unanimous support in each case.
These items will appear on a council agenda for final readings or approvals according to the city—s regular ordinance and resolution processes.
