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McMinnville board approves multiple resolutions and ordinances in consent-style vote; budget ordinance receives first reading
Summary
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a slate of resolutions (Res. 2025-31 through Res. 2025-42) covering surplus property declarations, equipment purchases, marketing contracts, and appointments; it also adopted a policy to use a consent agenda going forward and conducted the first reading of the annual budget ordinance.
At its Sept. 15 meeting the McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a series of resolutions and ordinances grouped under consent-style consideration. The board reappointed members to the Beer Board, declared surplus equipment, authorized multiple vehicle and equipment purchases, approved several tourism and marketing contracts, and moved budget and ordinance items forward for further readings as required.
Key outcomes the board recorded included:
- Reappointments: Lester Cowell and Freddie Hoover reappointed to the McMinnville Beer Board (motion approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-31: Policy establishing the sale and disposal of surplus property (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-32: Amendment to the charitable donation policy adopted earlier in 2025 (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-33: Declare public-works equipment surplus and authorize sale on govdeals.com (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-34: Authorize purchase of a 2024 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicle for $43,300 from Ford of Murfreesboro under statewide contract (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-35: Purchase four night-vision optical devices for the police department for $23,167 (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-36: Declare two 2002 Nissan Maxima patrol vehicles surplus for sale on govdeals.com (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-37: Purchase a 2025 F-250 truck for Parks and Recreation for $43,340 (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-38: Authorize a creative-services contract with Design Sensory for $139,000 for tourism and marketing services (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-39: Enter an agreement with Advanced Travel and Tourism for November 2025–March 2026 marketing services at $50,000 (approved); staff said the split of work between firms was designed to secure state match funding.
- Resolution No. 2025-40: Accept purchase of a 2014 Freightliner boom crane truck for $27,500 for water and sewer operations (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-41: Amend earlier approval for a custom pumper chassis for the fire department, reducing total from $759,975 to $744,975 (approved).
- Resolution No. 2025-42: Establish the order of business for board meetings and permit use of a consent agenda for routine noncontroversial items (approved); staff explained items grouped under a consent agenda would still be separable for discussion on request.
- Ordinance No. 2025-16 (second and final reading): Declare dirt at 200 Bell Street surplus (approved).
- Ordinance (unnumbered in packet) appropriating $437,870.05 to nonprofit and civic organizations for FY 2025–26 (second and final reading): Approved with clarifications that some long-term agreements (library, UCHRA, UCDD, Chamber of Commerce) are treated differently under the city’s new charitable-donation policy.
- Ordinance No. 2025-10 (first reading): Annual budget and tax rate for FY 2025–26 — board approved the first reading; staff said the item corrects a formula error on a comptroller worksheet and does not change dollar amounts appropriated.
Votes were recorded in the meeting minutes as “Aye” during roll call for each motion; the meeting did not show detailed roll-call tallies for every item in the public audio; the clerk recorded motions as passed.
