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Pittman Center board approves $1.01 million capital outlay note and agrees to pursue historic-preservation grant
Summary
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Town of Pittman Center Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved Resolution No. 248, authorizing a general obligation capital outlay note not to exceed $1,010,000, and approved Resolution No. 249 to participate in the Historic Preservation Fund matching grant program; the board also discussed employee fitness benefits and scheduled a budget workshop.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Pittman Center, Tennessee, unanimously approved two resolutions during its Feb. 19, 2026 meeting: one authorizing a general obligation capital outlay note in a principal amount not to exceed $1,010,000, and another authorizing the town to participate in the Historic Preservation Fund matching grant program.
The board read Resolution No. 248, which would allow the town to issue a general obligation capital outlay note up to $1,010,000. Alderman Billy McCarty made the motion to approve the resolution; Alderwoman Cheryl Ogle seconded. The minutes record the motion passed "with all Ayes." The minutes do not record further debate or specific planned uses for the note.
The board then considered Resolution No. 249, authorizing participation in the Historic Preservation Fund matching grant program. Alderman Steve McCarter moved to approve Resolution No. 249; Alderman Billy McCarty seconded. The motion passed unanimously, again recorded as "with all Ayes." The minutes do not detail specific preservation projects tied to the grant participation.
City Administrator Tammy Watts Rochester reported to the board on other matters, noting the town's current Human Resources rule that allows the board to pay all or part of up to $100 toward an employee's fitness-center membership for employees living in Sevier County. The minutes list employee residency by county as: five employees in Sevier County, one in Jefferson County, one in Grainger County, and five in Cocke County. Watts Rochester said staff will check with the town's health insurer, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, for any available incentives for fitness memberships and that the employee handbook needs updating.
Watts Rochester also said a budget workshop should be scheduled; the minutes record suggested dates of Tuesday, March 24, or Wednesday, March 25. A motion to adjourn was made by Alderwoman Cheryl Ogle, seconded by Alderman Steve McCarter, and the meeting adjourned at 4:58 p.m.
The minutes were later approved and signed March 19, 2026, by Mayor Jerry Huskey and City Administrator Tammy Watts Rochester; the signature block in the minutes contains variant spellings of the administrator's name.
