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City Council Work Session Meeting Tuesday, November 18, 2025 05:00 PM Jefferson City Municipal Building

1.Call to Order

Opening Prayer

Pledge of Allegiance

2.Citizen Comments (Citizens should state their name, address, and limit comments to five minutes.)

3.Communications from the Mayor

4.Reports from Committees, Council Members, and other Officers

  1. a.Report from Jefferson City Housing Authority - Michele Murph, Executive Director

5.Items for Discussion

  1. a.Utility Account Adjustment Policy - Heather Lee

  2. b.Purchase Equipment through THSO Grant - Lee Turner

  3. c.Jefferson County Opioid Abatement Grant Agreement - Lee Turner

  4. d.Request to Surplus Retired Police Vehicles - Andy Dossett

  5. e.Cyber Security Matching Grant Program - Allen Gillespie

  6. f.Request designation as a Broadband Ready Community by TNECD - James Gallup

  7. g.Request to lower Speed Limit at Cora Road - James Gallup

6.Appointments

  1. a.Parks and Recreation Committee - The members are appointed for a two-year term by the City Council.  The first term may be extended for an additional year in order to stagger the members' terms.  The current members whose terms will expire in January of 2026 are:  Desiree Dolan, Sherman Hannah, Bryan Miller, and Mindy Williams.

  2. b.Parks and Recreation Committee -  A council member is appointed by the Mayor to the committee to serve for a two-year term.  The appointment will expire in January of 2026.  The current appointment is Sheala Purkey.

  3. c.Regional Planning Commission - The commissioners are appointed by the Mayor for a five-year term.  The appointments will expire in January of 2026.  The current appointments are Jeff Chitwood and Bill Newman.

7.Calendar/Upcoming Events

  1. a.The November HZC/Regional Planning Commission/BZA meeting will be on Monday, November 24, 2025.

  2. b.The December City Council Meeting will be on Monday, December 1, 2025.

  3. c.The December Work Session will be on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.

  4. d.The December HZC/Regional Planning Commission/BZA meeting will be on Monday, December 22, 2025.

8.Announcements

  1. a.The City Offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 27th and 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  2. b.The Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 29th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm.

  3. c.The Christmas Parade will be Saturday, December 13th at 5:00pm, with the Christmas Market beginning at noon.

9.Adjourn