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General Committee approves positive recommendations on five resolutions including Bradford Berry House signage
Summary
On May 12, the General Committee voted to send five resolutions on to the next body with positive recommendations: historic signage and a preservation partnership for the Bradford Berry House; applying for a Public Entity Partners safety grant; amendments to job classifications/pay table including police reclassifications; and updates to personnel rules to align leave with 10.5-hour police shifts.
The Hendersonville General Committee on May 12 read and approved positive recommendations for five resolutions.
Resolution 2026-17 authorizes installation of historic and informational signage at the Bradford Berry House. Alderman Mark Bergdorf disclosed his position with the Bradford Berry Preservation Society and described the signage as a way to inform the public about the house’s history. A committee member moved to send the resolution with a positive recommendation and the committee approved by voice vote.
Resolution 2026-18 would establish a partnership between the city and the Bradford Berry Preservation Society to preserve, restore and maintain the Bradford Berry House. Bergdorf said the partnership comprises two parts — the signage and continuing restoration work with the mayor’s office — and the committee moved it forward with a positive recommendation.
Resolution 2026-19 authorizes the city to apply for a Public Entity Partners safety grant. Jason Gallo, administrative services director, said the grant is a matching program that can reimburse up to $4,000 for eligible public-safety equipment and training (the city has typically used such grants for turnout gear and OSHA training); the committee moved the item forward with a positive recommendation.
Resolution 2026-20 proposes amendments to the job-classification list and pay table, driven in part by police-department restructuring: elimination of a vacant animal-control officer position, elevation of an administrative assistant to an intelligence-analyst role, and upgrades of two MPOs to corporals and two corporals to sergeants. Presenters said the net effect is projected to be roughly $20,000 in savings depending on incumbents; the committee moved the resolution with a positive recommendation.
Resolution 2026-21 would amend personnel rules to align holiday and leave accruals with a pilot 10.5-hour shift schedule for police (four 10.5-hour shifts constituting a 40-hour work week). Presenters said feedback from the pilot has been positive; the committee moved the item forward with a positive recommendation.
Each item was advanced by voice vote; the meeting record shows the committee approved the positive recommendations but does not contain a recorded roll-call tally. The committee adjourned after hearing a presentation on a city pay study.
