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Spring City commission approves water-plant contract, employee health plan, Verizon tower lease and multiple grants
Summary
Spring City commissioners on Aug. 7 approved a $154,000 water-plant disinfection conversion contract, adopted an employee health plan and authorized a five-year Verizon tower lease, while agreeing to several grant applications and appointments. Most votes were unanimous; a sidewalk-related grant amendment drew one recorded Nay.
Spring City’s Mayor and Board of Commissioners met Aug. 7, 2025, and approved a package of contracts, grant applications and personnel items that city officials said will support water treatment, public-safety equipment and digital access programs.
The commission voted to approve a $154,000 MOS Bleach Water Plant Disinfection Conversion Agreement with Barge Design and a $121,000 Asset Management Plan contract with Barge Designs. Commissioner Reba Murphy moved both contracts; Vice‑Mayor Jody Bauer and Commissioner Thomas Beaver seconded and the motions were recorded as carried.
The body also adopted the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Bronze 73S employee health plan and increased the TASC card limit to $5,000. The motion to adopt the insurance plan was moved by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Vice‑Mayor Bauer; the minutes record the vote as unanimous among participating commissioners.
On grants and programs, the commission approved participation in the PEPartners Safety Partners Matching Grant Program (Resolution 2025‑07), authorized the Audrey Pack Library to apply for an LSTA Tech Grant (Resolution 2025‑08), and approved moving forward with the Tech Goes Home grant and associated training arrangements. The commission also approved hosting participation in the 2026 BFL Fishing tournament (Oct. 22–26, 2026), with an estimated cost of $27,150 to be split with Rhea County.
In public‑works actions, the commission approved removal of dirt sediment placed on the firing range during dredging of the Piney River Boat Launch. It also approved a Multi‑Modal grant amendment to cover additional sidewalk work along Highway 27 after an appraisal and assessment found 1,000 feet requiring replacement and 700 feet needing repair; the amendment includes an estimated cost increase of $12,000.
The commission approved a five‑year lease with Verizon Wireless for tower space on Cemetery Road at $9,600 per year with a 1% annual increase. Commissioner Murphy made the motion; Commissioner Beaver seconded, and the vote was recorded as unanimous.
Votes at a glance: all listed motions below are recorded in the meeting minutes as carried. • Approve July 3, 2025 meeting minutes — Motion moved by Vice‑Mayor Jody Bauer; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke. • Approve July 18, 2025 special-call minutes — Motion moved by Reba Murphy; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke. • MOS Bleach Water Plant Disinfection Conversion Agreement with Barge Design — $154,000; moved by Reba Murphy; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke. • Asset Management Plan with Barge Designs — $121,000; moved by Reba Murphy; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke. • Blue Cross/Blue Shield Bronze 73S plan and TASC increase to $5,000 — moved by Reba Murphy; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke. • Sell scrap metal at Old Fairgrounds to SMC; authorize Mayor to consult County Mayor Vincent — moved by Reba Murphy; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke. • 2026 BFL Fishing tournament participation — estimated cost $27,150 split with Rhea County; moved by Reba Murphy; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke. • Resolution 2025‑07 (PEPartners Safety Matching Grant) — moved by Reba Murphy; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke. • Removal of firing‑range sediment from Piney River dredging — moved by Reba Murphy; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Kevin Jenkins, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke. • Multi‑Modal grant amendment for Hwy 27 sidewalks — estimated increase $12,000; moved by Reba Murphy; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer, Leon Locke; recorded Nay: Kevin Jenkins. • Table appointment discussion re: Stephania Motes pending Tourism & Events Board consultation — recorded votes show Beaver-Nay, Jenkins-Nay, Murphy-Aye, Bauer-Aye, Mayor Locke-Nay; minutes state motion carried (see editor’s note below). • Deny placing Stephania Motes on Tourism & Events Board — moved by Kevin Jenkins; recorded Aye: Thomas Beaver, Kevin Jenkins, Mayor Leon Locke; recorded Nay: Reba Murphy, Jody Bauer. • Resolution 2025‑08 (Audrey Pack Library to apply for LSTA Tech Grant) — recorded unanimous Aye. • Approve volunteer placement of Jimmy Smith on Spring City Fire Department — recorded unanimous Aye. • Tech Goes Home grant and trainer authorization — recorded unanimous Aye. • Verizon Wireless lease (Cemetery Road) — $9,600/yr, 1% annual increase, five‑year term; recorded unanimous Aye.
Editor’s note: the meeting minutes contain one internal discrepancy in the roll call for a motion to table an appointment discussion (the recorded tallies list three Nays and two Ayes but the minutes state the motion carried). The minutes otherwise record the listed outcomes. The commission adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
