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Ginger said the HOME grant opens each February and is federal, no-match funding. The director said the city is applying for up to $750,000 but that awards can be lower (examples given: $500,000 or $250,000) depending on scoring; Petersburg is applying for $250,000 and the county is not applying this year. Notification of awards is expected in late May and the grant budget begins July 1; projects funded by a HOME award typically span three years.

On code changes, Ginger said Ordinance 2025-02 modifies the municipal code to reflect that the county’s subdivision regulation changes have shifted certain authorities back to the county; the ordinance removes regional-planning references and adjusts residency requirements for planning-commission membership so members may be Lincoln County residents rather than limited to the urban growth area. The ordinance would amend the municipal code; appointment powers and related planning-commission bylaw changes will follow.

Ginger also presented the Municipal Planning Commission's 2024 annual report (monthly approvals, projects, membership and goals). The commission plans a year-long zoning update to clarify permitted uses and setback requirements after completing a sign-ordinance update the prior year.

Planning staff reported three commercial approvals from the January planning commission: the cell-tower site construction plan associated with Riverside Christian Academy (building permit expected within approximately one to one-and-a-half months), a three-unit townhome building by Don Gray, and 12 additional storage units for an RV/storage facility owned by Matt McCallister — building permits are expected soon for those projects. Staff also said a property-maintenance inspector job posting should go live imminently.

The board was asked to move the HOME intent resolution, the Title 14 code amendment and the annual report to the regular meeting for formal action; no votes were taken in the work session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CoF BOMA Work Session 02 06 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Planning staff asked the board to move a resolution to apply for a federal HOME grant (up to $750,000), advance an ordinance to amend municipal code Title 14 and forwarded the Planning Commission's 2024 annual report; staff also reported approvals for a cell-tower site, three townhomes and additional RV-storage units.","taxTitle","Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee","taxId",71246,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6345244,"Fayetteville police and fire: staffing, ladder truck outage and proposed municipal court fee increase",0,770000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249308-c43288a56c674f75addb971172e6fff9&start=770&end=770","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249308-c43288a56c674f75addb971172e6fff9/thumbnail_770000.jpg","/articles/6345244/Fayetteville/Lincoln-County/Tennessee/Fayetteville-police-and-fire-staffing-ladder-truck-outage-and-proposed-municipal-court-fee-increase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345244-90919a8c208339bfa2acac8bbce0bb7f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189657&Signature=VOPi5lzZJ~RTj9x6g5-EsQA5t31byvRSpEjhfcrx22attO6NOtHSVrGnZBjWigKOUi3JKyv7qyWZKTyv60XhSEzYSW~ssaQoV8IIG~Vv-WFA2ifkd49ZVOBwDKXGs6TbU78RwJMQP6GwVT09HpbNGfvdHrO2tp1A9TbxsTH9KpVcZLzocWes7MFMlpEHll~wwtQpkexcGEAn8GtxeCJz-fzd7d9hqaHw6CW5wG01LBOa-JG4BU6b-0Vrmdpn8nBIGQzqdhLUMbUb7f4qM0pJL1XIbKW08QDRoTmV09gw7BRIDms6DZz2wn2F-J131kYdVc8GQKa2ptK0S3qxjIMhjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Police and Fire Department leaders updated the board Feb. 6 on staffing, equipment and permitting. The department has several recruitments underway while short-term staffing and equipment gaps remain.

Police Chief (referred to in the transcript as Chief Jennings) said two officers are scheduled for training and two recently accepted offers and are completing hiring steps; the department currently has two patrol positions open. Jennings said one officer has been scheduled for an April training class, and another remains on a wait list. He also said the department had approved a permit for the “Slawburger Chase 5K/10K” scheduled for April 19 during the Slawburger festival and that the event-permit paperwork is being processed.

Fire operations were affected by a hydraulic pump failure on the city's ladder truck, a problem Chief Jennings said occurred two days before the work session. The failure leaves the city temporarily without an aerial truck; the chief said the city maintains a contract and mutual-aid arrangements with neighboring jurisdictions that provide aerial coverage. The fire chief noted that ISO standards generally require two engines and a ladder on many fire responses and that reliance on mutual aid could increase response times for certain commercial or industrial incidents.

Chief Jennings also presented a proposal to raise municipal court costs. Jennings said the department is proposing to increase the municipal-court cost from $80 to $115; he also said there is a $10 fund component that would go to the police equipment fund to support items such as e-citation equipment. Staff asked that the ordinance to raise court costs be moved forward to the board's next formal meeting for consideration.

The board did not take a formal vote on any of these items at the work session; staff requested placement of the court-fee ordinance and the 5K/10K permit on the next regular-meeting agenda.","Chiefs reported staffing progress, a ladder-truck hydraulic failure that temporarily removes the aerial truck from service, and proposed municipal-court fee increases to support equipment funding. A community 5K/10K permit was also approved for April.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6345249,"Fayetteville public works reports garbage-truck breakdowns, rental costs and plans for paving and ADA sidewalk work",233,205000,438000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249308-c43288a56c674f75addb971172e6fff9&start=205&end=438","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249308-c43288a56c674f75addb971172e6fff9/thumbnail_205000.jpg","/articles/6345249/Fayetteville/Lincoln-County/Tennessee/Fayetteville-public-works-reports-garbage-truck-breakdowns-rental-costs-and-plans-for-paving-and-ADA-sidewalk-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345249-5f937f4912624d0f38d7278f1204eb8c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189657&Signature=R4AHwj9A2SSx09UT8recVYw6p61pfIfQU04coD~UipXV9kKExmR0dKH5SL5Pb3eUR8W5i93YEAvvTFI3~yZrdDZISyk8T86mAgQ1OcnwkMYdcXRPQTandcgmVwLBj99lqwqRhSRt-a6PwZmgngzHEwRFAIGXeSpD1PkUR0Nl3TOTbhDV1Q9wjY8LxC7FH3fQlX6QgHeeymF3-~wT3MHO5VJivZO3X~kj-dXZxceyBkVTnTHGcgtWZN8GaAOBT4YB6EXwX7rk8f4GS~c~NS7enX24X2KeffN3DtdNNxunW~nSwQRWjixEv7XDX1GdJEptBDKl4oau9~ietxsgD7Sulw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public Works Director Jack Williams told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Feb. 6 that Fayetteville has been operating with a one-month rental garbage truck after repeated failures of an older truck and that the new truck chassis is in production for delivery later this year.

“We have right now got a rental truck that we leased for 1 month,” Williams said, noting the old truck broke down again and the city is keeping it running as a backup while the rental is used. He said the replacement truck chassis is being built and staff currently expect delivery in October (year not specified in the discussion).

Williams also outlined a multi-year approach to street paving and said staff are developing a prioritized list that favors streets currently clear of utilities work. He said the city is coordinating with local utility partners to avoid paving streets that will be cut for future utility projects and described work on Bluff Drive being paused until drainage issues and utility locations are confirmed.

On sidewalks, Williams and administration staff reported the contractor on the Market/Main sidewalk project has the materials needed and was expected to return to finish landscaping and punch-list items during planting season in the coming one to two weeks. The sidewalk project triggered review of additional ADA items — such as push-button crosswalk controls and tactile strips — that were not included in the original sidewalk contract but were identified by the ADA coordinator as needing remediation.

Mayor and staff said state-level coordination will be required for the next phase of sidewalk work because the follow-up project will use state funding. Administration staff said they had met with a South Central representative and TDOT ADA staff, and that a federally procured consultant will be needed; procurement for a consultant is expected to start in early April.

Williams said the street and sidewalk departments are shorthanded due to illness but credited crews for catching up when routes fell behind. The board asked staff to produce the updated paving-priority list for aldermen.

Items discussed in public works that will be moved for formal consideration at a later meeting included the proposed five-year paving plan (planning/priority list) and continuation of sidewalk procurement steps tied to state funding. No final contract awards or ordinances were approved at the Feb. 6 work session.","Public works reported repeated garbage-truck failures requiring monthly rentals, laid out a street-paving prioritization plan and said contractors will finish the current sidewalk contract soon while state-funded sidewalk work will follow a separate procurement and design process.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6345255,"Fayetteville auditors give clean opinion but note conversion-related weakness; new auditor recommended",2075,1831000,3906000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249308-c43288a56c674f75addb971172e6fff9&start=1831&end=3906","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249308-c43288a56c674f75addb971172e6fff9/thumbnail_1831000.jpg","/articles/6345255/Fayetteville/Lincoln-County/Tennessee/Fayetteville-auditors-give-clean-opinion-but-note-conversion-related-weakness-new-auditor-recommended","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345255-7ea96e89b93d869b0674c1eb0a87f506/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189657&Signature=f~XuO3XX5L6Nxgd2ljw9yZ1XsMRXiZN7w-2S~AfEQCaNG0Hh~Ix1Dm-f4foSkHcihteUwZP4GOAOIMwgorZYvu5IhVyBuO2JCHbtOcaZr9M7tzrmro~J69zVdwJbhoMMXkjOtOUjUVw6dno6Sw2Tck6wYb4LcLfABmk3x4WLQt0ZGJ~TjzI1-Ma6CKQ1vwgUjGoZ1XNuBzzkiJ4sEaxwMxtGzGHUdXUpF1W5RYOzSCU~ErfQW9icCg6VZuaC~BsyKjGaC5W2Sp9Xn~dQ3-jzxHSEbePXbrPd1gEDfBMkcqjo-k8MJ0IcoCLzGHdlP4wrS2~krj2Ewz6jFv2Psz5apg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Auditors presenting Fayetteville's 2024 financial statements told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Feb. 6 that the statements are fairly presented under generally accepted accounting standards, but the audit identified one material weakness related to the city's recent conversion of its accounting system.

Dan Hancock, lead auditor for Buckland & Hancock, summarized the audit and told the board the report includes five findings, one characterized as a material weakness tied to the conversion to the new financial system in September 2023. Hancock said other findings were deficiencies rather than material items and that management has taken corrective steps.

The findings were described during a longer presentation of the audited financial statements and supporting management discussion and analysis. Hancock recommended the board approve the statements at the next regular meeting so staff can submit them to the state comptroller’s office for review.

Finance Director Loretta Bonner and Hancock also reviewed key numbers in the report: government-wide net position rose by about $21.7 million in 2024, a change substantially driven by bond proceeds; excluding those proceeds, the city's operating results declined compared with 2023. Cash and debt-service-coverage ratios were presented as healthy by Hancock, who noted overall debt-service coverage remains well above commonly used minimums.

City staff also reported they received three responses to the city's request for qualifications for audit services and recommended Matlock Plymouth of Murfreesboro as the next audit firm. The recommendation will be brought to the board for consideration at the next business meeting.

Separately, staff presented a budget amendment package that would, if approved at the formal meeting, record several items in the current-year budget including: a donation from Leadership Lincoln for the baby-box project; previously approved attorney health insurance; building maintenance and parking repairs at the municipal building; a $15,000 donation earmarked for tourism; and an $8,800 emergency rental for a replacement garbage truck. The board was asked to move the budget amendment forward to the Feb. 11/Tuesday meeting for action.

Hancock concluded by noting Buckland & Hancock will not perform future audits for the city; the firm said it will continue to provide non-audit accounting services on request.

The board did not vote on the audit acceptance or auditor selection at the Feb. 6 work session; staff will present the formal approvals at the next meeting.","City auditors gave an unmodified opinion on Fayetteville's 2024 financial statements while flagging one material weakness tied to a software conversion. The board was asked to approve the statements at the next meeting and staff recommended a new audit firm, Matlock Plymouth, to replace the incumbent.","actionData","errors"]

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