Bartlett Board approves consent agenda, school fund amendment and safety grant application

The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Aug. 12 approved the minutes, a 10-item consent agenda including vehicle and equipment purchases and a commercial subdivision contract, unanimously approved a budget amendment for the Bartlett City General Purpose School Fund and authorized staff to apply for a matching safety grant from Public Entity Partners.

The actions affect municipal vehicle and equipment purchases, school fund expenditures and a small matching grant for public-safety items. One separate resolution related to a developer-requested TIF (tax increment financing) was postponed to the Aug. 26 meeting at the developer's request.

Board business opened with approval of meeting minutes from July (the board approved the minutes by motion). Alderman Griffith moved to approve the minutes; Vice Mayor Young seconded. The clerk called the roll and the minutes were approved unanimously.

The board then approved a consent agenda of 10 items by motion. The consent items listed on the record were: 1) special event permit for the Legend of Stanky Creek mountain bike and 10K/veil race; 2) purchase of nine Dodge Durangos from Columbia CDJR; 3) purchase of eight mobile computers and supporting equipment; 4) purchase of a Chevrolet truck from Wilson County Motors; 5) purchase of a Toyota truck from Wilson County Motors; 6) purchase of two Ford Bronco Sports from Ford of Murfreesboro; 7) purchase of eight in-car cameras, 15 body-worn cameras and associated items from Motorola Solutions; 8) award of a bid to equip nine new police vehicles with emergency equipment; 9) purchase of a Ford Maverick AWD SuperCrew XLT; and 10) a commercial subdivision contract for JTB Subdivision. The consent agenda was moved and seconded (Vice Mayor Young and Alderman Robert Griffin were recorded as the motion/second on the consent vote) and passed without further discussion.

On new business, the board postponed Resolution 28-25 to the Aug. 26 meeting at the developer's request to allow more time to answer public questions about a TIF after the IDB approved the TIF. The board then considered Resolution 30-125, a resolution to amend the fiscal year 2026 Bartlett City General Purpose School Fund. The finance director presented the amendment as a request from the Bartlett City Board to provide for certain expenditures at area schools; the board approved the resolution unanimously. Next, the board approved Resolution 32-25, authorizing the city to apply for the Judy Housley Safety Partners Matching Grant Program from Public Entity Partners. According to the presentation, the grant would match up to $4,000 from the city for a total project amount of $8,000; the board voted to authorize the application.

There was no substantive discussion recorded on the consent agenda items or the two resolutions after the presentations. The board adjourned following a single public-comment speaker later in the meeting.

Votes at a glance: Approval of minutes — moved by Alderman Griffith; second Vice Mayor Young; outcome: approved unanimously. Consent agenda (Items 1–10 listed above) — moved by Vice Mayor Young; seconded by Alderman Robert Griffin; outcome: approved unanimously. Resolution 28-25 (developer TIF item) — outcome: postponed to Aug. 26 at developer request. Resolution 30-125 (amend FY2026 Bartlett City General Purpose School Fund) — outcome: approved unanimously. Resolution 32-25 (Judy Housley Safety Partners Matching Grant Program application) — outcome: approved unanimously.

The board gave no timetable or additional details for implementing the purchases listed in the consent agenda during the meeting record.