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McMinnville board adopts budget, restores curfew and advances animal‑control changes; moratorium remains in effect
Summary
The Board adopted the annual budget and tax rate for FY 2026–27, approved a first reading to reestablish a juvenile curfew consistent with state law, and advanced animal‑control code amendments removing unintended cat language and a proposed registration program; the temporary data‑center moratorium remains in effect.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of McMinnville voted to adopt the city’s annual budget and tax rate for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, advanced code changes on curfew and animal control, and confirmed the data‑center moratorium placed in the consent agenda remains in effect.
Ordinance 2026‑06, the annual budget and tax‑rate ordinance (final reading), passed after a short discussion and a roll‑call vote. A line‑item transfer was noted: $37,398 for a playground 'jungle gym' will be moved into a capital account so the funds are preserved for a future capital project; staff said this transfer does not change the ordinance’s total appropriation. The roll call recorded unanimous approval in the hearing.
On Ordinance 2026‑10 (first reading), the board restored curfew language for minors that had been inadvertently omitted during a prior code update. Staff explained the ordinance aligns city curfew hours with state law and includes the usual exceptions for school, work and parental accompaniment; the first reading was approved by roll call.
Ordinance 2026‑11 (first reading) will amend Title 10 — animal control — to remove unintended references that applied city animal‑control responsibilities to cats and to remove a proposed citywide pet‑registration program the department lacks capacity to enforce. Council members acknowledged feral‑cat concerns from business owners and advised residents to contact county animal services when appropriate; the reading passed on a recorded vote.
Separately, the Streets & Sanitation Committee recommended the city purchase two Spectec ejector trailers (same spec as existing units) from the solid‑waste fund and forwarded the procurement to the full board for placement on a future agenda. Staff also reported a TDOT reconfiguration of Chancery Street and Main Street is expected by the end of the month or in early July.
The moratorium on data‑center permit processing (Ordinance 2026‑09) was carried forward in the consent agenda; staff announced two public town halls (June 22 and June 25 at 6 p.m.) and said all project materials will be posted to the city project hub and streamed online.
