Weekly Wrap Up

Administration

This Week
- Committee and Board of Mayor & Aldermen meetings were held on Tuesday.
- IT Director Scotty Lawson and I (Nolan Ming) continued working on the website upgrade.
- Staff meeting held on Thursday 2/15.
- I will meet with Finance Director Samantha Moore tomorrow, Friday 2/16, to discuss updating financial policies.

Next Week
- City offices will be closed on Monday, 2/19, in observance of President's Day.
- I will be meeting with IDB Director Wendy Sneed to discuss childcare and its impact on economic and community development.
- I will be meeting with Public Works Director Frank Southard and engineering consultant Ryan Maloney to discuss the status of intersection upgrades at N. Chancery & the bypass and Locust St. and N. Chancery St.
- Will continue working on the website upgrade.

Strategic Plan Progress

Employment Opportunities

Finance

You can now pay your taxes online or by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Simply go to our website and click ‘Lookup or pay property taxes,’ go to bit.ly/mcmtaxesonline, or call us at 931-473-1200 anytime.
Click HERE for general budget information.
Click HERE to see Balancing Act and an interactive version of our current budget (23/24).
Click HERE to see your estimated taxpayer receipt.

Public Works

This Week
- We’ve continued working on the first floor of City Hall.
- We’ve patched several utility cuts around town.

Next Week
- We are still working at City Hall.
- We’ll continue to patch utility cuts.

Police

This Week
- We really enjoyed playing basketball with McMinnville Special Games. They have a great team and we were honored to play with them.
- Applications are now being accepted for the Teen Citizen Police Academy. Please call 931-473-3808 with any questions.

Next Week
- Continued work with the Slow Down TN campaign and reminder yard sign efforts. This campaign is designed to remind everyone about the importance of maintaining a safe speed when traveling our local roadways.
- Officers will attend various trainings locally and across the state.

Fire

This Week
- Delivered Meals on Wheels.
- Received our new Halmatro Extraction Combi-Tool training.
- Attended performance management training on Thursday and Friday.
- Ber Bess is at TFACA this week for his driver/aerial training.

Next Week
- Deliver Meals on Wheels.
- Will begin looking for a new grant to apply for.

Parks & Recreation

This Week
- Received bids for Rocket Park Clubhouse Roof
- Maintenance installed sewage pump at the Gilley Pool
- McMinnville Youth Basketball League will continue Saturday, 2/17.
- Winter Tennis League Saturday, 2/17.
- Continuing to work on Grant Opportunities.

Next Week
- Closed Monday, 2/19- President’s Day holiday.
- Spring Soccer signups and Spring/Summer Baseball signups are going on now.
- Staff working on budgets.
- McMinnville Youth Basketball League will continue on Saturday, 2/24.
- Winter Tennis League Saturday, 2/24.

Park Theater

This Week
- Lorrie Morgan – Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, 7:30 pm
Upcoming
- Artrageous: A Music & Art Circus – Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, 2:20 pm
- Dailey & Vincent – Friday, March 1, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – limited tickets remain!
- Puppy Pals Live! A comedic stunt dog show (as seen on America’s Got Talent) – Sunday, March 3, 2024 @ 2:30 pm – family pack tickets are available!
- Puffs: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic (a play presented by Warren Arts) – March 7 & 8, 2024 – tickets on sale soon!
- Sea Chanters: The U.S. Navy Band Official Chorus – Saturday, March 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – Free Show!
- Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder – Saturday, March 16 @ 7:00 pm – limited tickets remain!

Click HERE for more information and tickets.

Community Development

Presented a new fee schedule for building permits to the building and grounds committee which was recommended to the full board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The first reading to rezone of property from R1 to R6 on Red Road was approved.
The first reading to amend the zoning code was approved for attached single-family dwellings in various districts.
Made minor changes to the new permitting software.
Met with potential developers for sites throughout the city.

Prepare for the Historic Zoning, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Planning Commission Meetings
Prepare for the upcoming BOMA meeting.
Continue to make minor changes to the new permitting software

Water & Wastewater

This Week
- Several service calls and locates.
- Checked pump stations.
- Replaced Chlorine analyzer @ Bybee Pump Station.
- Cut limbs from the greenway for wash truck clearance.
- Checked inverted siphon on both sides of the river.
- Installed windows at the maintenance shop.
- Stockpiled rock from the quarry.
- Changed angle valve on Lind Street.
- Tested 2 meters for customers.
- Cleaned inverted siphon @ Pepper Branch Park.
- Cleaned chemical tank at the water plant.
- Updated pretreatment letter to TDEC.
- Contractors about 65% complete on the Bell Street Roof replacement project.

Next Week
- TAUD (Tennessee Association of Utility Districts) Region 4 meeting at The Park Theater - Best tasting water contest to be held at The Park Theater on Wednesday, 2/21.
- We will be making a new ¾ water tap on Kingwood Drive.
- Leak repair behind First National Bank.
- We will be working with contractors at Caney Fork Electric on a new 4” water tap.