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Board approves budget changes, multiple consent items and a county tax-retention resolution
Summary
The board approved a 13-item consent agenda, amended and passed Ordinance 24-21 (budget amendment) and approved Resolution 24-300 (I-65 payment) and Resolution 24-304 (supporting county retention of half the real estate transfer tax); several items were passed unanimously.
At its regular meeting the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a slate of routine and substantive items, including a multi-component budget amendment and a resolution urging the Tennessee General Assembly to allow counties to retain half of the real estate transfer tax.
The consent agenda — 13 items including financial reports, minutes, sidewalk program amendments, acceptance of right-of-way dedications for Brandon Woods phases 1 and 2, a sole-source purchase for Badger water meter cellular service, a contract authorization with Slavin Management Consultants for a city administrator search, continuing services with OHM Inc. for utility and GIS support, retaining wall approval for a Commonwealth Drive sidewalk, and appraisal services with CBRE for the Port Royal/Buckner Lane intersection CIP — was moved by Vice Mayor Pomeroy and carried on the floor (recorded as "consent agenda carries 8 to 0 to 1" in the minutes).
In previous business the board adopted Ordinance 24-21 (second and final reading) as amended after Alderman Fitter moved a six-component amendment reallocating several general ledger (GL) transfers: operating transfers in from water development ($3,043,948) and sewer reserves ($5,549,449), corresponding operating transfers out, and a revenue/expenditure decrease of approximately $114,000. The amendment carried and the ordinance as amended passed unanimously, 9-0.
New business included Resolution 24-300, approving a progress payment to the Tennessee Department of Transportation for the I-65 interchange project (approved 9-0). The board also approved Resolution 24-304, which asks the 114th Tennessee General Assembly to allow counties to retain roughly 50% of real estate transfer tax revenue for local infrastructure; Alderman Linville estimated that would yield about $14 million for Williamson County and the resolution passed 9-0.
Other voting outcomes noted: a prior item (a second/final reading of an ordinance cited as '24-'20) was deferred to Jan. 21, 2025 by motion and recorded as deferred (motion carried). The board carried multiple professional-service and procurement actions on the consent agenda.
