Votes at a glance: East Ridge council approves charter review, board appointments and Camp Jordan restroom contract

The East Ridge City Council on April 10 voted to authorize a review of the city charter, confirmed several board appointments, approved a contract award for restroom renovations at Camp Jordan Arena and amended prior appointment paperwork for the Housing Commission.

Council approved a motion directing the city manager to engage the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) to review the charter and report back. The motion, made by Council Member Jackie Cagle and seconded by Council Member Ezell, passed by a unanimous roll call vote (Vice Mayor David Tyler—yes; Council Member Jackie Cagle—yes; Council Member Ezell—yes; Council Member Andrea Witt—yes; Mayor Williams—yes).

The council confirmed two appointments to the Board of Zoning Appeals: Regina Parris (nominated by Council Member Cagle; motion by Cagle, second by Witt) and Tyler Buck (nominated by Vice Mayor David Tyler; motion by Vice Mayor Tyler, second by Witt). Both nominations were approved by unanimous roll call vote.

The council also approved an administrative correction to a prior resolution concerning an Industrial Development Board appointment (resolution 3673). That motion (mover: Vice Mayor David Tyler; seconder: Council Member Ezell) passed unanimously.

On a separate vote the council approved Resolution 3674 awarding a contract for restroom renovations at Camp Jordan Arena to Integrated Builds LLC. Parks and Recreation Director Scott (presenting bid tabulation) said four bids were opened and listed the tabulation as: Skilled Services — $224,000; J Brand Construction — $1.65 (amount as read in the packet); FSH Construction — $1.70 (amount as read in the packet); Integrated Builds — $1.63 (amount as read in the packet). Staff recommended awarding to Integrated Builds (packet referenced an award amount shown as “01/3420”). Council Member Andrea Witt moved to approve the award and Vice Mayor David Tyler seconded; the motion passed by unanimous roll call. (See Clarifying Details for the bid figures as shown in the meeting record.)

The council approved Resolution 3675 to amend a prior resolution and clarify the council’s process for approving a Housing Commission appointment that had been presented as a nomination by Council Member Andrea Witt. That motion passed unanimously; the manager said staff will draft code language to codify the customary council-member appointment process for certain local boards (housing commission, zoning appeals, library and beer board), subject to further council consideration.

Votes at a glance - Charter review (engage MTAS): mover Jackie Cagle; seconder Ezell; outcome: approved (5–0). - Resolution 3671 — Appointment of Regina Parris to Board of Zoning Appeals: mover Jackie Cagle; seconder Andrea Witt; outcome: approved (5–0). - Resolution 3672 — Appointment of Tyler Buck to Board of Zoning Appeals: mover Vice Mayor David Tyler; seconder Andrea Witt; outcome: approved (5–0). - Resolution 3673 — Amendment to resolution 3658 (corrected term end date for Industrial Development Board appointment): mover Vice Mayor David Tyler; seconder Council Member Ezell; outcome: approved (5–0). - Resolution 3674 — Award restroom renovation contract for Camp Jordan Arena to Integrated Builds LLC (staff recommendation): mover Andrea Witt; seconder Vice Mayor David Tyler; outcome: approved (5–0). (Bid tabulation as presented in the packet is recorded in Clarifying Details.) - Resolution 3675 — Amend prior resolution to reflect correct process for Housing Commission appointment (memorialize Council Member Witt’s nomination for council approval): mover Andrea Witt; seconder Vice Mayor David Tyler; outcome: approved (5–0).

Context and next steps Council members who raised procedural concerns asked staff to return with proposed city-code language to codify the long-standing courtesy that allows each council member to nominate a representative to several municipal boards. City Manager Miller and City Attorney Mark Litchford were listed as staff contacts for the forthcoming charter review and the proposed ordinance updates.

Ending All recorded motions were approved by roll call. Items placed on the tentative agenda for future meetings included sign-variance review for a proposed Whataburger site and a use-on-review for a proposed medical clinic; council discussed but did not vote on those tentative agenda items at the April 10 meeting.