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Votes and actions at a glance: what the committee approved July 28
Summary
The committee advanced several ordinances and resolutions to council, including repairs to fire apparatus, fee waivers for a new fire station, a $970,000 lift-station replacement, a drought plan, a senior utility discount program, downtown grants and a 60-day data-center stopgap; it deferred an infrastructure district application and asked for research on ethics oversight.
Key actions taken by the Gallatin City Council committee on July 28, 2026:
- Ordinance 02607-58: $13,064 appropriated for repairs to a 2002 Pierce aerial platform apparatus (fire truck). Motion to send to council carried unanimously.
- Resolution R2607-56: Waiver of city fees for construction of a new fire station at 1246 Hartfall Pike; motion sent to council, carried.
- Ordinance 02607-57: Authorization of $970,000 from water/sewer reserves for Lake Shore Drive lift station replacement; sent to council.
- Resolution R2607-62: Drought management plan for the city adopted; committee approved the update required by TDEC.
- Resolution R2607-63: Senior rate assistance program (age 62+, up to 200% of federal poverty, 10% water/sewer reduction) sent to council.
- Annual utilities bad-debt purge noted (about 100 accounts; roughly $25,000 improvement from last year); no action required.
- Infrastructure development district draft application deferred to next work session.
- Ordinance 02607-59: $100,000 from occupancy-tax reserves for downtown holiday decorations; approved to send to council, vote 5–1.
- Resolution R2607-64: Authorization to partner with Historic Downtown Gallatin on a downtown improvement grant; approved to send to council (discussed potential up to $300,000 city fronting).
- Resolution R2607-65: Temporary 60-day stopgap suspension on processing data-center applications; committee voted to send the stopgap to council for consideration.
Additionally, the city attorney read a formal ethics complaint and the committee directed staff to research options (ethics commission or outside counsel) and report back.
