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Henderson City Council adopts 2022 meeting schedule, appoints parks commissioner and accepts body‑worn camera grant
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Summary
The Henderson City Council unanimously approved a consent agenda that set the 2022 meeting calendar, appointed Clementine Hunter to the Recreation and Parks Commission, accepted a Bureau of Justice Assistance body‑worn camera grant requiring a $70,000 local match, and approved tax releases/refunds totaling $40,941.48.
Henderson City Council on Jan. 10 unanimously approved a consent agenda that established the council’s 2022 meeting schedule, appointed a member to the Recreation and Parks Commission and accepted a federal grant to support a body‑worn camera system for police.
The council accepted Resolution 22‑01 to set the regular council meeting dates for 2022. As part of the same consent motion the council approved Resolution 22‑02 appointing Clementine Hunter, 309 Keene Street, to the Recreation and Parks Commission for a three‑year term expiring June 30, 2024.
Council also approved acceptance of a Bureau of Justice Assistance grant award for a body‑worn camera system (Resolution 22‑03; Ordinance 21‑01). The grant notice was received Dec. 17, 2021; the program requires a 50% local match, which the consent materials identify as $70,000 in local or asset‑forfeiture funding.
The consent agenda included tax releases and refunds for November 2021, which the finance director reviewed and found in order. The documents list total refunds, releases and discoveries of $40,941.48. Specific items include grant exemptions and corrected values from prior years; a single refund to Gladys Parham of $468.78 is noted in the packet.
Council Member Melissa Elliott moved to approve the consent agenda; Council Member William Burnette seconded. The motion carried on a unanimous vote by council members Marion B. Williams, Sara M. Coffey, William Burnette, D. Michael Rainey, Melissa Elliott, Garry Daeke, Ola Thorpe‑Cooper and Jason A. Spriggs.
Why it matters: the body‑worn camera grant will require the city to identify or allocate the $70,000 local match before the program can proceed; the appointment fills a vacancy on a citizen advisory board that oversees parks programming; and the tax adjustments finalize administrative corrections and exemptions dating back to prior years.
What’s next: the meeting packet indicates budget work sessions for 2022 will be scheduled later; the grant acceptance and associated ordinance provide the legal basis for spending once matching funds are allocated in a future budget action.