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Votes at a glance: Cookeville council approves agenda, minutes, consent items and several contract and budget actions
Summary
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Cookeville City Council approved the agenda and minutes, adopted a consent agenda of purchases, rejected a single bid for mineral aggregate and authorized rebid, adopted a resolution abandoning a TDOT grant, advanced two ordinances on first reading, approved two water‑plant contract items, and accepted the six‑month financial report (all recorded votes 4–0).
The Cookeville City Council recorded the following actions at its Feb. 19 meeting (all roll calls shown in the meeting record were 4–0 in favor where a tally is noted):
• Approve meeting agenda (motion by Vice Mayor Eldridge; second by Councilman Baji). Vote: 4–0.
• Approve minutes of Feb. 5, 2026 (motion by Councilman Bauchi; second by Vice Mayor Eldridge). Vote: 4–0.
• Approve consent agenda including (a) Microsoft Windows Server 2025 licenses, (b) traffic controllers and monitors, (c) award bids for semiannual paving, asphalt mix and milling (motion by Councilman Baji; second by Councilman Gilbert). Vote: 4–0.
• Hold public hearing and receive annual progress report on plans of service for multiple annexation areas (staff presentation by Mister Ward); public hearing closed with no speakers and council recorded the report.
• Adopt Resolution R260204 to abandon the 2018 TDOT multimodal access grant for sidewalks along SR‑135/North Willow Avenue and West 12th Street and authorize administrative closeout (mover: Vice Mayor Aldridge). Vote: 4–0.
• Approve first reading of Ordinance O260203 to amend Title 8, Chapter 5 (special‑event alcoholic beverage permits) to exempt indoor Leslie Town Center and the Putnam County Convention Center & Fairgrounds (mover: Vice Mayor Aldridge; second: Councilman Gilbert). Vote: 4–0.
• Advance on first reading Ordinance O260202 amending the FY26 budget (mover: Vice Mayor Aldridge). Vote: 4–0.
• Authorize rejection of a single bid for semiannual mineral aggregate (Vulcan Materials was the sole bidder) and authorize rebid to encourage competition (mover: Vice Mayor Eldridge). Vote: 4–0.
• Authorize the city manager to execute Change Order No. 2 for the water treatment plant generator project (net +$22,434) and execute Amendment No. 1 to the engineering services agreement for standby power (add $16,000) (movers: Vice Mayor Eldridge and Councilman Baji). Votes: 4–0.
• Accept the city financial report for 07/01/2025–12/31/2025 (mover: Vice Mayor Aldridge; second: Councilman Bocce). Vote: 4–0.
The meeting minutes record these motions and their outcomes; where individual vote tallies are not associated with named votes the clerk recorded unanimous approval (4 yes).
