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Kingsport board approves budget changes, interlocal service, parks grants and multiple contracts; adopts ordinances and appointments
Summary
At its April 15 meeting the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a package of motions and resolutions including budget ordinance amendments, an interlocal garbage collection agreement, renewal of landfill and donation agreements, property purchase for Riverfront Park, and agreements for recreation and IT systems.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on April 15 approved multiple resolutions and ordinances covering budget amendments, interlocal services, contracts, parks projects, a property purchase and several program agreements.
Key board actions included approval of appointments to four commissions, adoption of budget ordinances (first and second reading as applicable), authorization to renew landfill and donation agreements, approval to seek a Project Diabetes grant and authorization to purchase a two‑acre parcel adjacent to Riverfront Park. The board also authorized a league agreement for an NFL flag football program, accepted a $250,000 donation for the Fox Den Playground at Bays Mountain Park, approved purchase of a high‑availability server cluster and authorized a right of entry for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a TDOT industrial access project inspection across Cattails Golf Course.
Votes at a glance: - Appointments to commissions (Neighborhood Advisory Commission; Board of Zoning Appeals; Higher Education Commission; Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority) — motion to approve all four by Alderman George; second by Alderman Cooper; outcome: approved, voice vote (recorded as unanimous). - Approval of minutes (business meeting 04/01/2025 and work session 03/31/2025) — motion by Vice Mayor Duncan; second by Alderman Baker; outcome: approved, voice vote (recorded as 6–0). - Budget ordinance amendments (first reading) to amend various fund budgets for year ending 06/30/2024 — motion by Alderman George; second by Alderman Mays; outcome: approved, voice vote recorded as 6–0. - Budget ordinance amendments (second and final reading) to amend various fund budgets for year ending 06/30/2025 — motion by Vice Mayor Duncan; second by Alderman Baker; roll call recorded: Alderman Baker Aye; Alderman Cooper Aye; Vice Mayor Duncan Aye; Alderman George Aye; Alderman Mays Aye; Mayor Montgomery Aye; outcome: approved, 6–0. - Interlocal agreement with town of Mount Carmel for residential automated garbage collection (monthly per‑cart rate increasing from $9.25 to $10.50; annual revenue cited as $274,050) — motion by Alderman George; second by Alderman Cooper; outcome: approved, 6–0. - Renewal of contract with ICON Environmental LLC for selected services at the Kingsport Construction and Demolition Landfill (daily cover, wood grinding, tire removal; annual fee cited "about $250,000") — motion by Alderman Baker; second by Vice Mayor Duncan; outcome: approved, 6–0. - Memorandum of understanding with Goodwill Industries of the Tennova Area to place donation containers at city convenience centers and the Civic Auditorium (renewal of existing agreement) — motion by Vice Mayor Duncan; second by Alderman George; one board member stated they would abstain from the vote (name not specified in the public record excerpt); outcome: approved with one abstention (recorded in transcript as "abstaining"), otherwise majority. - Resolution to apply for the Tennessee Department of Health Project Diabetes grant for Riverview Park ($450,000 total noted; $150,000 per year over three years if awarded) — motion by Alderman George; second by Alderman Cooper; outcome: approved, 6–0. - Purchase of property on Netherland Inn Road (approximately two acres adjacent to the greenbelt) for $117,000 — motion by Vice Mayor Duncan; second by Alderman Baker; outcome: approved, 6–0. - Resolution rejecting all proposals for lease of golf maintenance equipment for Cattails Golf (staff recommended purchase instead of lease) — motion by Vice Mayor Duncan; second by Alderman Mays; outcome: approved, 6–0. - Agreement with RCX Sports LLC to operate an NFL flag football league (target launch this fall; provider projects 200–250 participants for a city of this size; ages 5–12) — motion by Alderman Baker; second by Alderman George; outcome: approved, 6–0. - Resolution accepting a $250,000 donation from the Bays Mountain Park Association for the Fox Den Playground (project total cited at $941,960) — motion by Alderman George; second by Alderman Cooper; outcome: approved, 6–0. - Purchase of a high‑availability server cluster and five years of support and cloud backup/disaster recovery under a cooperative contract with Infiniti Technologies Inc. — motion by Alderman Mays; second by Vice Mayor Duncan; outcome: approved, 6–0. - Right of entry granted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for inspection of city property at Cattails Golf Course related to a TDOT state industrial access project — motion by Vice Mayor Duncan; second by Alderman George; outcome: approved, 6–0.
Several agenda items had only brief discussion or were presented by staff. The city manager and department staff said funding for specific projects is already identified in existing projects or pending grant awards; where federal funding was discussed (for example, Project Diabetes and HUD CDBG), staff noted awards are typically announced later and final program budgets will follow confirmed awards.
What to watch next: staff said they will return with CDBG subaward recommendations when HUD announces allocations and will update the board on the Fox Den Playground construction timeline after meeting with the contractor.
