Spring City approves two‑year Spectrum internet contract for municipal facilities

The Spring City Board of Commissioners voted July 18 to approve a two‑year internet service contract with Charter Communications (Spectrum) to provide internet service to multiple municipal facilities, including City Hall, the Spring City Police and Fire facility, the water treatment plant and the wastewater plant. Commissioner Reba Murphy moved to approve the contract; Commissioner Thomas Beaver seconded the motion. Mayor Leon Locke joined the two commissioners in a recorded aye vote and the motion carried.

City Recorder Brenda Dodson conducted roll call at the special‑call meeting, which opened at 10:00 a.m. in the Spring City Fire/Police Annex meeting room. The minutes list Commissioner Thomas Beaver and Commissioner Reba Murphy as present, Commissioner Kevin Jenkins and Vice‑Mayor Jody Bauer as absent, and Mayor Leon Locke as present. Police Chief Roger Day, Public Works Director Kevin Hackler and two members of the public, Sharon Kelley and Lee Booker, are listed as attending.

The approved contract covers internet service for a two‑year term and names the Town of Spring City and Charter Communications (Spectrum) as the parties; the minutes specify the municipal locations to be served but do not provide pricing, start date, or additional contract terms. The recorded motion in the minutes reads: “Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy, and seconded by Commissioner Beaver to approve a service contract between the Town of Spring City and Charter Communications aka (Spectrum) for internet service for certain city buildings (City Hall, Spring City Police and Fire, Water Treatment Plant and the Wastewater Plant). This contract is for a two‑year period.”

The vote recorded in the minutes is: Commissioner Reba Murphy—Aye; Commissioner Thomas Beaver—Aye; Mayor Leon Locke—Aye. The minutes show no recorded nay votes or abstentions. With no further business the meeting was adjourned.

The published minutes include an attestation line that appears to contain clerical inconsistencies: the attestation reads “Attest: Brende Nobor Mayor: Jose Date: 8-7-2025,” which does not match the City Recorder and Mayor names listed earlier in the minutes (Brenda Dodson and Mayor Leon Locke). That discrepancy appears to be a typographical error in the attestation line of the minutes, not a contradicting vote record. The board did not record additional discussion in the minutes, and the contract’s effective date, pricing and department implementation details are not specified in the transcript.