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Hartsville/Trousdale County Commission adopts five ordinances, including two tax levies
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Summary
In a special called meeting June 26, 2018, the Hartsville/Trousdale County Commission approved five ordinances — including an Impact Fee, General and Urban Services appropriations, and two tax levies — finalizing second and third readings by roll-call votes.
The Hartsville/Trousdale County Commission on June 26, 2018 adopted five ordinances on second and third readings, including an impact fee ordinance, two appropriations measures and two tax levies, the commission recorded.
Commission Chairman Mark Beeler presided over the special called meeting. The court opened with Sheriff Ray Russell, followed by an invocation from Commissioner Gary Walsh and the pledge led by Commissioner Rachel Jones. County Clerk Rita Crowder performed roll call and reported 18 members present and two absent.
Mayor Carman used the announcements portion of the agenda to report that the county had received $20,820,148 in grants, loans and contributions during his first term and that 96 building permits had been issued so far this year.
The body then proceeded through a series of public-hearing closures and readings for five ordinances: Ordinance 163-2018-09 (Impact Fee/Adequate Facilities Tax); Ordinance 164-2018-10 (General Services Appropriations); Ordinance 165-2018-11 (General Services Tax Levy, $2.93); Ordinance 166-2018-12 (Urban Services Appropriations); and Ordinance 167-2018-13 (Urban Services Tax Levy, $1.08).
Second-reading approvals were recorded as follows: Ordinance 163 was approved on a motion by Wayne Brown, seconded by Richard Harsh, with a roll call of 18 yes, 0 no, 2 absent. Ordinance 164 passed on a motion by John Oliver, seconded by Rachel Jones, with a roll call of 17 yes, 1 no, 2 absent. Ordinance 165 passed on a motion by Wayne Brown, seconded by David Nollner, with 18 yes, 0 no, 2 absent. Ordinance 166 passed on a motion by James Falco, seconded by Bubba Gregory, with 17 yes, 1 no, 2 absent. Ordinance 167 (Urban Services Tax Levy $1.08) was taken up by the Urban Council (members listed as B. Gregory, R. Johnson, D. Nollner) and passed on the council roll call.
The commission voted to proceed with third-reading consideration and then completed third readings, with recorded roll-call tallies matching the second-reading results for each ordinance: Ordinance 163 — 18 yes, 0 no, 2 absent; Ordinance 164 — 17 yes, 1 no, 2 absent; Ordinance 165 — 18 yes, 0 no, 2 absent; Ordinance 166 — 17 yes, 1 no, 2 absent. The Urban Council vote on Ordinance 167 was recorded as 3 yes, 0 no.
There was no public comment recorded (no citizens signed in to speak), and the meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by David Nollner, seconded by Wayne Brown.
The actions taken finalize the county’s impact-fee policy and its General and Urban Services budgets and set the tax-levy rates referenced above. No additional debate or substantive amendments are recorded in the minutes; the ordinances were adopted as presented.