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Council schedules housekeeping items, hears water-department audit finding
Summary
Council agreed to remove expired electronic citation fees from the municipal code, will present a water-board appointment at the regular meeting, and heard a comptroller finding that the water department’s pension note disclosure was not presented as required; council asked staff to follow up with auditors and actuaries.
During other business the Lewisburg council placed several routine items on the upcoming Tuesday agenda and flagged an audit follow-up for staff.
City court staff asked the council to remove expired electronic citation fees from the municipal code; an attorney noted Tennessee Code Annotated allowed the fee collection for five years and the city did not renew after the expiration, so the fee language should be removed from the code and the charge handled as court cost going forward. Jessica Black of city court confirmed the fees were removed from collection in 2023 and that related court-cost figures vary by offense.
The mayor said he will present a nominee to fill a water-board seat when Joe Harris’s term expires in July and read a short bio noting the nominee’s lengthy managerial experience with a local employer. Council members requested more information about the nominee’s financial experience before formal appointment.
A council member raised a letter from the comptroller’s office noting a repeat finding: "the department administered pension plan does not issue standalone financial statements," and that the required pension-note disclosure was not included. Council asked staff to review the audit with the city’s auditor and actuaries and to report back on corrective steps.
