Crossville City Council has a work session followed by a special called meeting set for Tuesday, June 2 starting at 5 PM, the first in-person meeting in two months.
Council's meetings will be held in the large 4th floor meeting room to allow for social distancing according to the meeting announcement.
On the special called meeting's agenda set for 6 PM are the first readings, in title only, of the 2020-21 budget and property tax rate. Council met twice in work session on the budget during May for a total of several hours of discussion. The current certified tax rate stands at .5905 per $100 of assessed value and a 5 cent property tax increase is proposed due to revenue concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The draft budget that is available to review on the city's webpage stands at a small $26,921 deficit. The city's total general fund expenditure is estimated at just over $17.7 million.
The work session agenda includes a presentation from J.R. Wauford engineers on the permitting schedule proposed for the Meadow Park Lake expansion project. Also on the agenda for the project is a contract for the preparation of a baseline environmental assessment at a cost of $76,310.
The work session includes a long list of annual bids for approval at the council's regular meeting along with other bids and service purchases. Council will discuss appointments to the Industrial Development Board, the Convention and Visitor's Bureau, the Personnel Board and the Health and Education Board.
A presentation on the city's 2020-21 budget is also set for the work session agenda.