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Kingsport board adopts FY26 property tax rate and approves budget adjustments; many resolutions pass
Summary
The board adopted the FY26 property tax rate 6–1 and approved multiple budget‑adjustment ordinances and resolutions, including ARP‑funded stormwater work and several municipal contracts; board approved consent agenda and many resolutions by unanimous or near‑unanimous votes.
The City of Kingsport held second readings and final votes on key fiscal items and a series of resolutions. The board adopted the property tax rate for fiscal 2026 after a roll‑call vote that was 6–1. Alderman Baker recorded the lone no vote; the remaining members voted aye.
The board also approved a suite of budget‑adjustment ordinances and resolutions. A budget‑adjustment ordinance for several fiscal‑year 2025 funds (general project, water, sewer, solid‑waste and related project funds) passed on first reading and was later approved on second and final reading by a 7–0 vote.
Council approved an ARP‑funded amendment to CDM Smith for phase‑2 of a stormwater master plan and cost‑of‑service analysis (about $126,000) and accepted a $6,927.88 donation from Kingsport citizen Debbie Wagner to buy four bicycles for the fire department’s bike‑medic team.
Council also approved a variety of vendor and partner agreements that were included as part of the FY26 budget package (including additions for the Boys & Girls Club and adjustments to PetWorks). That package passed with one no vote (6–1). The consent agenda — a block of 12 items including grant applications and MOUs supporting School Resource Officers, Habitat CDBG contract extension and senior center grants — passed by roll call 7–0.
Other routine business items the board approved included renewal of the Naviline financial software contract for about $247,000 to bridge the FIS transition, an amendment to Doxham LLC for utility‑billing services (about $5,200), a merchant agreement with JPMorgan for payment processing, and action to reconcile and adjust uncollectible property tax receivables for tax year 2014 (roughly a $68,000 adjustment). Many of these items passed unanimously by voice vote or roll call.
Votes at a glance (selected outcomes from this meeting): • Rezoning (Tyson Lane R‑1B → P‑1): passed 7–0. • Zoning-text amendment (BZA composition and term length): passed 7–0. • Property tax rate (FY26): passed 6–1 (Alderman Baker recorded the only no vote). • Budget-adjustment ordinance (FY25 funds): passed 7–0 (final reading). • Lynn Road waterline contract (GRC Civil Services): approved 7–0. • Fieldcrest sanitary sewer extension (East Tennessee Turf and Landscape): approved 7–0. • Airport Parkway resurfacing award (Summers Taylor Inc.): approved 7–0. • Resurfacing change orders (Summers Taylor): approved 7–0 (80% federal, 20% local match; $313,601.98 total). • CDM Smith stormwater amendment (ARP funds): approved 7–0 ($126,000). • Donation (Debbie Wagner, $6,927.88 for four bikes): approved 7–0. • Consent agenda (12 items): approved 7–0.
Board members noted that many of these items are procedural or routine but emphasized the importance of timing for development projects and grant‑funded resurfacing work. The meeting concluded with community announcements about Fun Fest and the carousel’s 10th anniversary.
