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Committee approves resolution to adopt Private Chapter 17 amending Gallatin charter on outside employment for department heads
Summary
The committee unanimously forwarded resolution R2506-34 to approve Private Chapter 17 of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly, which amends the Gallatin city charter to remove prior language requiring appointed officers to devote all their time to office; the measure requires a two-thirds vote to take effect.
The Gallatin City Council Committee on June 24 unanimously voted to forward a resolution approving Private Chapter 17 of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly, which amends Article 6, Section 2(a) of the city charter to eliminate a requirement that appointed officers devote all of their time to their office.
City Attorney Macaulay explained the change stems from a 2024 city ordinance (24-10-55) that asked the General Assembly to amend the charter to remove conflicts between the charter and municipal code related to outside employment by department heads. The General Assembly approved the request as Private Chapter 17, and local legislative approval now requires a two-thirds vote for the amendment to take effect.
Councilman Alexander moved the resolution forward and Councilman Carter seconded. The committee voted unanimously to advance the resolution to the full council.
Next steps: the resolution will be placed on the full council agenda for formal approval and to meet the charter amendment’s required local adoption steps.
