Jackson City Council approves multiple budget amendments, contracts and zoning items

Jackson City Council on April 1 approved a series of budget amendments, an update to the city’s fireworks ordinance, several annexations and rezoning requests, multiple facility and construction contracts, and committee appointments. Most measures passed unanimously, with formal votes recorded as listed below.

The council approved budget amendments recognizing a $10,000 donation from Love and Truth Church to fund a canine officer and a $31,758 reimbursement from West Tennessee Healthcare for ShotSpotter. The council also passed a cleanup/modernization of the fireworks ordinance that sets specific retail sale and use periods centered on New Year’s and July Fourth holidays. The council approved several annexations and rezonings, voted to enter contracts for infrastructure and facilities work and approved a number of staff and committee appointments.

Votes at a glance

- Budget amendment: recognize and appropriate a $10,000 donation from Love and Truth Church for a canine officer — Motion passed 9–0. (agenda item: proposed budget amendment to recognize and appropriate funds for a $10,000 donation) - Budget amendment: recognize $31,758 reimbursement from West Tennessee Healthcare for ShotSpotter — Motion passed 9–0. - Ordinance: amend city code on sale and use of fireworks (sets retail sale and use periods, mirrors Madison County ordinance) — Motion passed 9–0. - Ordinance: create Employee Cost Savings Incentive Program (reward program for employees proposing cost savings) — Motion passed 9–0. - Annexation & zoning (George White, ~30.21 acres; proposed RS2) — Motion passed 9–0. - Annexation & zoning (Joel McAlexander, ~3.35 acres; proposed RS2) — Motion passed 9–0. - Annexation & zoning (Harris, ~21.6 acres; proposed B5 Highway Business) — Motion passed 9–0. - Rezoning (northwest corner of McClellan Road and Pleasant Plains Road from RSFH to RS1FX; ~38.21 acres) — Motion passed 9–0. - Second reading budget amendments: recognize $17,348.60 insurance recovery for JPD Unit 2996; recognize $39,804 opioid abatement grant from Madison County — motions passed 9–0. - Polk School off‑site improvement agreement with Madison County and Jackson‑Madison County School System — Motion passed 9–0. - Resolution: support restoring historic revenue‑sharing relationship between the state and local governments (sponsored at the meeting) — Motion passed 9–0. - Resolution: support preservation and manufacturing tax credits for Ford Blue Oval City — Motion passed 9–0. - Contract: Destiny for Google Enterprise Workspace (three‑year transition to Google workspace; first year free) — Motion passed 9–0. - Contract: Norwood Construction for Canalco Road extension — Motion passed 9–0. - Contract: MSB Construction for Jackson Animal Care Center site development — Motion passed 9–0. - Contract: Delta Contracting Company LLC for street resurfacing — Motion passed 9–0. - Contract: MSB Construction LLC for Carl Perkins Civic Center seating replacement — Motion passed 9–0. - Contract: Green Space Solutions for vacant lot mowing services (approx. 252 lots) — Motion passed 9–0. - Contract: BlueCross BlueShield for administration services (health, dental, COBRA, vision, stop‑loss) — Motion passed 9–0. - Committee and board appointments (audit committee, civil service commission and others) — motions passed as recorded (see minutes).

Additional notes

- Multiple items were approved by unanimous council votes recorded in the meeting record. Where the meeting transcript did not record names of motion-makers and seconders, the minutes record the motion and a unanimous council vote. - Several contracts included staff presentations summarizing scope and estimated costs (for example, the Canalco Road extension and animal shelter site development).

The council concluded the agenda after the votes listed above and adjourned.