The Crossville city council will hold a
special called meeting followed by a work session on Tuesday June 6
starting at 5 PM. Both meetings will be held in the third floor
conference room.
Items on the special called meeting
agenda include the first reading in title only of the city's 2017-18
fiscal year budget and the tax rate. No increase in the tax rate has
been proposed for city taxpayers. The latest version of the budget
stands at $1.4 million in the red but additional changes are expected
before the third and final reading of the budget is approved.
Council will consider a year end budget
amendment to cover some budget lines that have gone over their
budgeted amounts. The amendment would add $19,050 to administrative
line items and $82,000 to the state street aid budget.
As part of the work on the 17-18
budget, the council discussed paying off some of the city's short tem
loans using money from the general fund balance. On the called
agenda is possible action on paying off two loans of $728,000 for
paving and $807,000 for the purchase of police cars. If approved,
the action would reduce debt service payments in the upcoming budget
year.
Other items on the called meeting
agenda include an amendment to the city's municipal code concerning
tree removal of dead or dying trees in a timely manner when they
create a hazard. Council will also consider moving additional funds
to First Bank in Crossville, a contract for the urban and community
forestry program and the purchase of a used tandem fifth wheel.
The regular monthly work session for
the council is set to start at 5:15 PM.
Included in the meeting is a
presentation by the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System to
explain new programs they have available that they did not have when
Crossville left the program several years ago.
Members of Crossville city council: L-R
J.H. Graham, Danny Wyatt, Mayor James Mayberry
Pamala Harris and Scot Shanks.
Council will consider the Request for
Proposals that have been received for a performing a special census
in the city limits. The recommended proposal has most recently done
a special census for the town of Farragut.
Councilman Danny Wyatt has several
items on the agenda that he would like to discuss including forming a
committee to consider changes to the city charter, the purchase of
the remaining handle mill property next to the Art Circle Public
Library and the establishment of a sports recruitment committee to
bring in sporting events to Crossville and Cumberland County. Wyatt
also plans to discuss an evaluation program for new city manager Greg
Wood at the conclusion of his first 6 months in office at the start
of September.
Jim Young Reporter sponsored by
Council member Pamala Harris has asked
for a discussion of striping Main Street after TDOT advised they
would not repave that portion of the road until 2020.
Other items for discussion include a
number of grant programs including a PetSafe grant for dog park
equipment, a Narcan grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield, an Agriculture
enhancement grant for additional trees and an ordinance on extending
city sewer to developed subdivisions outside the city limits.
Council will set an alternate date for
the July work session as the regular date falls on Independence day.
Council will conclude the work session with work on the new fiscal
year budget.
