The Gallatin City Council Committee recorded the following formal actions at its April 8, 2025 work session. Items noted below will proceed to the full council where indicated.
- Ordinance 02504‑20 (Freedom Church outparcel rezoning): Motion to forward to council. Mover: Vice Mayor Hayes. Second: Councilman Carter. Committee vote: 5‑0 in favor. Item will move to the full council for final action.
- Ordinance 02504‑21 (Wawa preliminary master development plan, Long Hollow Pike): Motion to forward to council. Mover: Vice Mayor Hayes. Second: Councilman Carter. Committee recorded the motion as moving forward to council by a 4‑1 margin.
- Ordinance 02504‑22 (Appropriation of $189,600 from the State of Tennessee for police and fire training supplements): Motion to move to council. Mover: Councilman Givans. Second: Councilman Carter. Committee action recorded as moving forward to council (unanimous at the committee stage).
- Tax rate ordinance (first reading for municipal tax rate 0.5295 for $100 of assessed value): Motion to proceed with readings. Mover: Vice Mayor Hayes. Second: Councilman Alexander. Committee vote included one abstention (Councilman Johnson) on the first reading.
- Ordinance 72504‑24 (solid waste collection service and fee): Staff requested advancement of an ordinance to increase the monthly residential garbage service fee from $16 to $21 per can to cover higher county tipping fees. Motion to move forward to council was made and advanced with one abstention noted; staff will finalize ordinance language and billing coordination for potential July 1 implementation.
- Resolution R2503‑17 (loan of a public parks garbage truck to the City of Portland for the Strawberry Festival, May 9–10, 2025): Motion to forward; vote 5‑0 — resolution passed at committee and will proceed as authorized (applicant signs liability agreement).
- Resolution R2503‑18 (Fire Department application for 2025 Auto Club Group Foundation grant): Motion to move forward; committee vote unanimous — application authorized to proceed (no local match required).
- Project Phoenix MOU amendment (exclusivity extension): Motion to draft and forward an amendment extending exclusivity through Sept. 8; committee voted to forward the amendment unanimously.
- Clearview Park additional funding: Motion to appropriate an additional $100,000 and forward to council for final appropriation approval; committee vote unanimous to advance the request.
Other business included the annual annexation plan‑of‑service report (TCA 6‑50‑108C) and a request by a council member that staff draft a resolution or ordinance to remove an outdated five‑year implementation entry related to the Long Hollow corridor annexation.
Where committee votes were recorded without full roll‑call detail, reported tallies above reflect counts stated during the meeting record. Items described as “forwarded” require full council action before ordinances are effective or appropriations are made.