Board sets June 9 public hearings on three ordinances, approves budget amendment and consent items
May 26, 2026 | Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meetings, Bartlett City, Shelby County, Tennessee
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The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen on May 26 set public hearings for three ordinances, approved a budget amendment to accept state recruitment and retention grant funds for police stipends, and passed a three-item consent agenda before adjourning.
The board heard the second reading of Ordinance 26-07 (an amendment to Title 20, Chapter 7, section 20-72 of the Bartlett code) and voted to set a public hearing on June 9, 2026. Alderman Brad King moved the action; Alderman Robert Griffin seconded. The clerk recorded the motion as passing unanimously, 5 to 0.
The council also took up Ordinance 26-08, the second reading of the city's fiscal year 2027 budget. The ordinance covers the general fund, street aid fund, solid waste fund, general improvement fund, drug enforcement and DEA enforcement funds, drainage fund, parks improvement fund, Bartlett city school fund, utility fund, debt service fund and capital improvement fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. Vice Mayor Jack Young moved to set a public hearing on June 9; Alderwoman Monnique Williams seconded. The clerk recorded the vote as 4 to 1 in favor.
On Ordinance 26-09, a second reading to levy and assess the ad valorem tax rate for tax year 2026, Finance Director Dick Feebas told the board that a proposed rate of $1.66 would exceed the certified recapture rate of $1.65 and some cents. The second reading was moved and seconded and passed, 4 to 1.
The board approved three consent-agenda items unanimously: purchase of Kinwood Advanced Encryption module software licenses and data encryption standard licenses; a subdivision contract for the Danielle Mary subdivision; and the city's April 2026 financial report.
On new business, the board adopted Resolution 15-26, amending the FY2026 general fund to appropriate $11,800 from the Tennessee recruitment and retention grant program to pay stipends for qualified law enforcement officers. Finance Director Dick Feebas said the city received additional state funding for retention grants and some educational grants; Alderman Robert Griffin moved the resolution and Alderman Quinn seconded. The clerk accepted verbal yes votes for members whose electronic votes did not initially record; the resolution passed 5 to 0.
Votes at a glance:
- Approval of minutes (May 12, 2026): passed 5'to'1.
- Ordinance 26-07 (set hearing June 9, 2026): passed 5'to'0.
- Ordinance 26-08 (FY27 budget, set hearing June 9, 2026): passed 4'to'1.
- Ordinance 26-09 (tax-rate second reading): passed 4'to'1.
- Consent agenda (three items): passed 5'to'0.
- Resolution 15-26 (appropriate $11,800 for police stipends): passed 5'to'0.
The board adjourned after hearing community announcements and confirming there were no citizens signed up for open discussion. The next public hearings on the ordinances are scheduled June 9, 2026, according to the clerk.
The board heard the second reading of Ordinance 26-07 (an amendment to Title 20, Chapter 7, section 20-72 of the Bartlett code) and voted to set a public hearing on June 9, 2026. Alderman Brad King moved the action; Alderman Robert Griffin seconded. The clerk recorded the motion as passing unanimously, 5 to 0.
The council also took up Ordinance 26-08, the second reading of the city's fiscal year 2027 budget. The ordinance covers the general fund, street aid fund, solid waste fund, general improvement fund, drug enforcement and DEA enforcement funds, drainage fund, parks improvement fund, Bartlett city school fund, utility fund, debt service fund and capital improvement fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. Vice Mayor Jack Young moved to set a public hearing on June 9; Alderwoman Monnique Williams seconded. The clerk recorded the vote as 4 to 1 in favor.
On Ordinance 26-09, a second reading to levy and assess the ad valorem tax rate for tax year 2026, Finance Director Dick Feebas told the board that a proposed rate of $1.66 would exceed the certified recapture rate of $1.65 and some cents. The second reading was moved and seconded and passed, 4 to 1.
The board approved three consent-agenda items unanimously: purchase of Kinwood Advanced Encryption module software licenses and data encryption standard licenses; a subdivision contract for the Danielle Mary subdivision; and the city's April 2026 financial report.
On new business, the board adopted Resolution 15-26, amending the FY2026 general fund to appropriate $11,800 from the Tennessee recruitment and retention grant program to pay stipends for qualified law enforcement officers. Finance Director Dick Feebas said the city received additional state funding for retention grants and some educational grants; Alderman Robert Griffin moved the resolution and Alderman Quinn seconded. The clerk accepted verbal yes votes for members whose electronic votes did not initially record; the resolution passed 5 to 0.
Votes at a glance:
- Approval of minutes (May 12, 2026): passed 5'to'1.
- Ordinance 26-07 (set hearing June 9, 2026): passed 5'to'0.
- Ordinance 26-08 (FY27 budget, set hearing June 9, 2026): passed 4'to'1.
- Ordinance 26-09 (tax-rate second reading): passed 4'to'1.
- Consent agenda (three items): passed 5'to'0.
- Resolution 15-26 (appropriate $11,800 for police stipends): passed 5'to'0.
The board adjourned after hearing community announcements and confirming there were no citizens signed up for open discussion. The next public hearings on the ordinances are scheduled June 9, 2026, according to the clerk.
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