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McMinnville board approves resolution authorizing tax-exempt bonds for Ascension Health
Summary
The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved Resolution 2025-61 authorizing tax-exempt bond financing to support projects of Ascension Health Alliance; a member asked to move the related consent item into discussion because of employment with Ascension Health. The board recorded affirmative votes and Rachel Kirby was absent.
The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Oct. (date not specified) approved Resolution 2025-61 authorizing tax-exempt bond financing to be undertaken by the Health and Educational Facilities Board of Rutherford County for certain projects of Ascension Health Alliance.
The resolution, described to authorize approval of tax-exempt bond financing for Ascension-related projects, was put to a voice/roll call vote and carried with recorded affirmative votes by Sally Brock, Deidra Dunlap, Steve Harvey, Carrie Morton and Carrie Youngblood. Rachel Kirby was recorded as absent in the meeting roll call. No public comment was offered during the public hearing on the proposed qualified 501(c)(3) bonds; the hearing was opened and closed with no speakers.
A member asked that the consent agenda item related to Ascension (item E) be moved into the discussion portion of the meeting so the member could abstain because of employment with Ascension Health; that request was made on the record before the consent agenda vote. The consent agenda (aside from the moved item) passed earlier in the meeting by roll call, including approval of Oct. 14 minutes.
The resolution text presented to the board authorized the city to express its support for tax-exempt financing by the Health and Educational Facilities Board of Rutherford County for Ascension Health Alliance projects in McMinnville and to set the effective time for the resolution as stated in the document. The board did not record additional conditions or modifications to the resolution in the meeting record.
The board’s action now places the city on record supporting the proposed financing; any bond issuance and subsequent project implementation remain subject to the Health and Educational Facilities Board and the issuer’s procedures. No statutory citations beyond the resolution title were offered during discussion.
The meeting record notes that the public hearing on the bond issuance drew no public speakers and the hearing was closed before the board voted on the resolution.
