City of Harrogate

BMA Meeting Agenda

November 24, 2025

6:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
4. ROLL CALL

 

5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES

 

6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR
   • Appointment of Kenneth West as Vice-mayor

 

• Announce CDBG Award - $365,712 local match $73,142

 

• Announce TNECD Broadband Award - $100,000 with no local match

 

• Open Bids for truck

Bids:   ____________________________________________

           _____________________________________________

 

• Open Quotes for General Fund Checking Account

Quotes:    Hearthside Bank___________________________________________________

                  Commercial Bank__________________________________________________

                  First Century Bank__________________________________________________

 

• Close City Hall on Friday after Christmas, December 26^th

 

 

7. REPORTS OF BOARD MEMBERS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER OFFICERS
   • Adoption of Treasurer’s Reports:

 

• Utilities

            7.2.1.  Sewer Report

 

• Roads

7.3.1.  Roads Report

 

• Parks and Recreation

  7.4.1.  Parks and Rec Report

 

 

7.5   Fire Department

        7.5.1. Fire Chief’s Report

 

7.6 Book Station

       7.6.1. Director’s Report

 

       7.6.2. Approval of the Harrogate Community Digital Learning Center Grant for $100,000 from TNECD with no local match, and Resolution No. 171 to accept it

       

7.7 Building Inspector

  7.7.1. Inspector’s Report

  7.7.2. Codes Violations Report

 

• Municipal Court

  7.8.1. Court Clerk’s Report

  7.8.2. Next court date  - December 9, 2025

           

• Planning and Zoning:

 

8. OLD BUSINESS:

 

9. NEW BUSINESS:
   • First reading of Ordinance 162 to amend the 2025-2026 Fiscal year Budget to add grant funding from TNECD-BRC and CDBG

 

 

• Line-item transfer for funds to purchase truck

   FROM: GL account 110-43190-268 – (State Street Aid - Repair And Maintenance Roads And Streets)

   TO: GL account 110-41000-900 – (General Government – Capital Outlay)

 

 

10. PUBLIC FORUM (5 MINUTES PER PERSON):Speakers to State Name and Address

 

NEXT MONTH MEETING DATE:

Work Session: December 16, 2025 – 6:00 PM

BMA: December 22, 2025 – 6:00 PM

ADJOURNMENT:

 

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City of Harrogate

Agenda for the Meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen

October 27, 2025, 6:00 PM

 

1. CALL TO ORDER

Moment of silence in remembrance of Randy Burchette

2. INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
4. ROLL CALL

5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MINUTES

6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR

7. REPORTS OF BOARD MEMBERS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER OFFICERS

   7.1. Adoption of Treasurer’s Reports:

 

   7.2. Utilities

            7.2.1.  Sewer Report

                       7.2.1.1. Approval for writing off terminated sewer accounts.

                                     Charles Skaggs - $63.54; John McCreary - $29.34;

                                      Paul Snyder - $100.64

 

7.3. Roads

        7.3.1.  Roads Report

                     7.3.1.1. Lowering speed limit on Washington Ave. and River Rd. from 35 MPH to  25 MPH

 

7.4. Parks and Recreation

  7.4.1.  Parks and Rec Report

 

 7.5. Fire Department

        7.5.1. Fire Chief’s Report

 

7.6 Book Station

       7.6.1. Director’s Report

 

7.7 Building Inspector

  7.7.1. Inspector’s Report

  7.7.2. Codes Violations Report

 7.8. Municipal Court

  7.8.1. Court Clerk’s Report

  7.8.1.1. All ticket offenses - $50.00 fine

              Court fees - $114.75 (these include court cost, litigation tax, and state fees)

              

  7.8.2. Next court date  - December 9, 2025

            (November court date is federal holiday)

 7.9. Planning and Zoning:

 

8. OLD BUSINESS:

 

9. NEW BUSINESS:

9.1. Get quotes for General Fund Checking Account? 

 9.2. Purchase of non-budgeted lawn mower with line- item transfer of funds from budget line item 110-43190-268 (State Street Aid - Repair And Maintenance Roads And Streets)

   Quotes: Bobby’s Cycle Works - $10,792.90 for 61” deck and 26 HP Kawasaki engine

    Water Wheel Rentals and Sales - $7635.60 for 61” deck and 31 HP Kawasaki  engine

 9.3. Line-item transfer for funds to purchase mower

   FROM: GL account 110-43190-268 

   TO: GL account 110-41000-942 

 

10. PUBLIC FORUM (5 MINUTES PER PERSON):Speakers to State Name and Address

 

NEXT MONTH MEETING DATE:

Work Session: November 18, 2025 – 6:00 PM

BMA: November 24, 2025 – 6:00 PM

ADJOURNMENT: