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At-a-glance: Franklin board passes consent items, two bond resolutions and moves several routine matters
Summary
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved consent agenda items and passed multiple resolutions, including two bond-authorizing resolutions totaling up to $48 million, a highway-naming resolution and a no-parking ordinance; votes were generally unanimous except where noted.
The Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen took a series of routine and legislative actions Tuesday. Key outcomes:
Votes at a glance
- Motion to set the agenda as written — passed unanimously. - Approval of minutes (Jan. 28 work session and board meeting) — passed unanimously. - Consent agenda (items 10–27) — passed unanimously. - Consideration of Order 2024-49: establish “No Parking Anytime” along Greenacres Drive and Harpeth Drive — motion approved (board vote resulted in a 4-4 tie among aldermen and the mayor announced he would vote in the affirmative to break the tie; motion passes as recorded). - Resolution 2025-01 (requested naming: Columbia Pike / US 31 State Route 6 from S. Mac Hatcher Memorial Parkway to Coleman Road as Pastor Hewitt Sawyer’s Historic Highway) — passed unanimously. - Resolution 2024-116: authorize issuance of general obligation bonds not to exceed $48,000,000 — passed unanimously. - Resolution 2024-117: authorize issuance of general obligation bonds (making provision for sale, terms and levy for payment) not to exceed $48,000,000 — passed unanimously. - Certificate of compliance for retail license for Franklin Wine and Spirits LLC (1400 Liberty Pike) — passed unanimously.
What the votes mean: Most items were routine approvals or certifications the board uses for administrative and capital financing purposes. The bond resolutions authorize city officials to issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $48 million (two related resolutions were considered and both passed unanimously). The no-parking order was the only item with recorded dissent among aldermen; the mayor’s affirmative statement resolved a 4–4 split and the motion carried.
Details and next steps: The bond authorizations set parameters for future issuance and establish how proceeds would be handled; actual bond issuance, sale timing and final terms will be set by subsequent actions and staff work. The no-parking order will be implemented per staff directions. The highway naming request will be forwarded to the state as the board requested. Other consent items numbered 10–27 were treated as routine and approved together.
