The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Nov. 10 approved a broad consent agenda of city purchases and donations, adopted two municipal‑code ordinances on third reading, and approved a first reading of a revised alcoholic‑beverages ordinance while setting a public hearing for Dec. 8.

Consent agenda highlights read into the record included a change order for Miller Farms Ditch improvements (approximately $194,400), a change order for Riverdale Park Reinvestment Phase 2, a contract extension for tree removal, donations to Parks & Recreation ($2,500) and to the Police Department scholarship fund ($757), a $4,350 donation to the Neighborhood Preservation Commission, a professional services agreement for the Summer Set area detention project (~$90,305), a $350,000 playground purchase for CO Franklin Park, a $57,351 purchase to modify the GPAC orchestra lift, a jail and dispatch HVAC replacement (~$160,000), a portable dimmer rack (~$53,000), and a sewer combination truck totaling $663,000. The board approved the consent agenda with no items pulled.

On ordinances, Miss Crockett, the city's chief communications officer, presented ordinance 2025‑7 updating the Germantown Education Commission's purpose statement to broaden its focus to all forms of education and align with Germantown Forward 2035; the board approved the ordinance on third and final reading. Engineer Allen presented ordinance 2025‑8 to revise the Stormwater Advisory Commission membership—removing the engineering director as the chair/voting member, designating the alderman liaison as nonvoting, adding a technology‑commission nonvoting liaison, and requiring the mayor to designate a chair from appointed members effective with 2026 appointments; that ordinance was also adopted on third reading.

City Attorney Goodman presented ordinance 2025‑10 on first reading, a package of revisions to the beer and alcoholic‑beverage sections of the municipal code to align with recent changes to Tennessee law. Proposed changes include removing the newspaper publication requirement for beer permits, clarifying background‑check procedures (with attention to publicly traded companies), strengthening requirements for temporary beer permits sold on city property with hold‑harmless and insurance protections, requiring liquor stores to provide a copy of proposed leases and to maintain a local manager within 100 miles of the store, and aligning hours of sale where Tennessee law now permits Sunday operations. Goodman also noted the Tennessee attorney general had opined that a one‑year citizenship requirement for beer‑board applicants appears unconstitutional and should be struck; the board approved the ordinance on first reading and set a public hearing for Dec. 8, 2025.

All routine motions and the ordinances presented on third reading passed on roll call votes with affirmative votes from members present. The meeting adjourned after brief announcements about boards and commissions application deadlines.

Next step: ordinance 2025‑10 will be considered at a public hearing on Dec. 8; staff will implement items approved on the consent agenda per department procedures.