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Ridgetop board appoints park board member, approves park events and bid advertisements; MTAS offers charter guidance
Summary
The board appointed John Neely to the park board, waived a $500 park rental fee for a June 6 Chamber event, approved bid advertisements for Pioneer Park paving and a sewer chemical vendor, and unanimously approved a CDBG grant application. MTAS provided a brief charter briefing; Alderman Martin's motion to defer CMFO duties failed.
At its April 21 meeting the Ridgetop Mayor and Board of Aldermen approved several administrative actions, appointed a park board member, and heard training from the Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS).
Vice Mayor Gilmore moved and Alderman Gregory seconded the appointment of John Neely to the park board; the motion carried unanimously. The board also voted unanimously to waive the $500 park rental fee for the GreenRidge Chamber of Commerce's "Wheels, Wags & Family Fun" event scheduled for June 6, 2026. Vice Mayor Gilmore described a free July 3 fireworks display at Ridgetop Station Park, with festivities starting at 5:00 p.m., fireworks at dark, vendors, bounce houses and a civil war cannon; he asked for volunteers to support the event.
The board approved motions to advertise bids for paving at Bobby Robb Pioneer Park and to advertise for a sewer chemical vendor; both motions passed unanimously. The board deferred discussion of CivicPlus municipal software (motion to defer carried) and voted down a motion to defer discussion of duties and responsibilities for CMFO-certified city employees (that defer motion failed on a 1'to'4 vote). Alderman Martin praised the office staff for obtaining CMFO certification and advocated cross-training to address segregation-of-duty audit findings; City Recorder Kelly Rider said the comptroller and the city auditor were consulted and characterized the audit item as an access/availability issue rather than improper access.
Gary Jaekel of the Municipal Technical Advisory Service offered brief guidance on the city charter and the board's authority to assign supervisory responsibilities after municipal elections, noting that the city's charter is a private act charter and that changes must be submitted to the Tennessee legislature. "Your charter is a private act charter," Mr. Jaekel said, describing the process for charter changes and the board's supervisory assignments.
The board added and approved Resolution 26-04 to apply for FY2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; that resolution passed unanimously. Several agenda items to appoint economic and community development commissioners were removed from the agenda following MTAS and legal counsel guidance; the motion to remove those items passed unanimously.
The meeting concluded with routine adjournment motions.
