Commission - Regular Meeting

What's going on? Thank you for coming out. How are you? Good to see you. Another

20th, 2026 county commission meeting to order. Welcome all of our guests that are here tonight and invite you back any opportunity that you might have. This time I'm going to turn it over to Commissioner Chris Dao for our prayer and pledge.

All right, y'all in for a treat tonight. You get to see me up close and personal. Now, um, tonight I've got, uh, Phil Neil coming from Bethlehem Church of Christ, and he's going to pray for us tonight. Please rise. Let us pray. Our dear beloved heavenly father, we uh, we thank you so much for this great country you allowed us to be so fortunate to to live in and the so many opportunities, so many blessings we have. And we're sorry we take so many of them for granted. and help us to know that every good and every perfect thing in this life is from you and it's because you have blessed us with you. We pray Lord at this time especially you would be President Trump and those surround him and who have hard and difficult and tough decisions to make especially concerning the conflict in in Iran. We pray that you give him wisdom and that he'll make the right decisions and do your will and we pray we pray for peace. We hope it'll come soon, but your will be done. And we pray most importantly, there'll be lasting peace that can last. We thank you, Lord, for our servicemen and women, those that are veterans that served in the past, but we're special, mindful now, the those that are serving our country now. Protect them, guide them, and and we pray you'll bring them home safely. And we we thank you, Lord, that so many young men, women, boys and girls are are willing to sacrifice and move away from families and serve his country and protect our freedoms. Help us to give them the honor they deserve. We also pray, Lord, that you will uh be with these people tonight, our elected leaders. Uh help us to show them the honor, the respect they deserve. We know they have tough decisions to make every month and they cannot please everyone. and help us as Christians to realize when they make rules and laws we disagree with, we still have to love them and respect them and never hold

anything against them if we want to be like your son Jesus. Uh we pray Lord that you be with us as individual citizens of this county. Help us to help us to show the respect to our law enforcement that they deserve. We thank you Lord for every law enforcement throughout the country, but especially in this county. We're thankful for the the job they do, the the way we feel safe and secure in our homes, in our communities, and our stores around here. Thank you for the job they're doing. Give them courage. Give them the wisdom to deal with the situations, their face with patience to handle these hard situations. And we pray that uh we are sorry, Lord, for the disrespect they're shown so often throughout this country. But help them to know here locally we love them and we are with them and we're behind them. 100%. Finally, Lord, we pray that you'll be us as citizens. Help us to to not blame our problems on the government. Rather, help us to solve our problems. Help us look at our families that are in need and help them and help us look across the road and help our neighbors and help us to look across our communities and do what's best for our communities. Forgive us of our sins. Help us to serve you better. Thank you for your son, our savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Amen. I was raised with that guy right here. Philiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you both for that. If you will at this time press yes on your panel to record your presence at tonight's meeting. Mr. Scrugs is working on his. Can you get it to work? Cy, can you help Mr. Scrugs, please? Hey, we got it. Thank you, Cory. But he may need to see anything else. You want to check it just I'm sorry. My bad. I'm listening. Sonia 24.

24 present, one absent. This time we'll have a public comment period. And I will just say that depending on how you vote tonight on that resolution, we will have a kiosk that'll be back there uh next month. And that kiosk is electronic. And so they can type their name in on that uh which will be good and put their address on that as well. And then there'll be a spot on there where they can uh click the number of what agenda item they want to talk about tonight or or write in something that's germanine to agenda if that's what you choose. But we'll be using that next month back there. We'll have some assistance to help our people with that. Uh and at this time we will go to public comment period. And the first one up is Mr. Ken Young. and Young 1221 Shop Springs Road. You should each have one of these on your desk. This is about your oversight responsibility of the water authority. At the top of the first page, there's a column titled adjacent to the failed drip area. This is the number of homes that are situated adjacent to an oversaturated drip area on a failing system. For example, Ridgewater has 33 homes adjacent to flooded soils and a creek with affluent on the surface. The next column, you'll see that Ridgewater's District 12 commissioner voted once for the last incumbent water commissioner and once against. There are a grand total of 886 homeowners affected. It's not some abstract concept. These are neighborhoods. You represent all the people in them. collectively as this body and as the mayor, you damage your credibility by saying the county has nothing to do with the water authority. Very few pol very few people believe that now and even fewer will in the future. They know you have the power to remove water authority

board members. Remove the chairman. 10 months ago, I stood here and made the claim that the authority wasted almost a million dollars by building Adenus a pipeline. the school did not need. Maybe you didn't believe me then, but it is evident now. The cover up is always worse than the crime. Recall the damage control tours. What you were not shown were the vacant lots that are the missing drip fields again at Ridgewater. Here's the 2011 Lancelot plat. Here's the Rochelle easement to it. A vacant lot. You probably marveled marveled at the clear affluent, but it was no safer to drink than tap water from Kolkata. I bet you were not shown the nondisinfected affluent now piped a mile to the school. 2 million of art money gone, a million-doll school scam. But the greatest financial harm in Wilson County history is what they did to the homeowners. On your next page is the Tennessee residential property condition disclosure form. Think about those 74 homeowners. They are your constituents. Some would like to sell their homes, but they can't because of what the water authority did. Things are not getting better. If anything, they are getting worse. It is your time to act. I'm asking again for you to remove the chairman so we can once again have a water utility we can trust. And I will answer any question. Mr. Robert Moxley.

Hello, Mr. Mayor, commissioners. Uh, my name is Robert Moxley. I live at 3190 West Division Street. I'm a US Navy veteran and I'm currently the Democratic candidate for County Commission District 2. I'm here tonight to speak out in opposition against tonight's proposed rule changes to public comment. These rule changes were proposed resulting after the February County Commission meeting where hundreds of residents came to speak out against an ICE detention facility in our own backyards. The words of those people were dismissed by this body as lunacy. But I'm here tonight to tell you that that was not lunacy. That is democracy. We have a core principle in the United States that we govern with consent of the governed. And the government needs to hear from the governed in order to have their consent. So I believe we should be welcoming more participation in our government and that this body most of your legislative work is done in committee and not in these full committee meetings. If you look at tonight's agenda, there's one zoning vote, three votes on the changes to public comment, and a handful of budget appropriations. If anything, we should be making more space for public comment in these meetings where the votes are largely um a matter of procedure. So, I can give you a personal example. I emailed my commissioner back in February raising my concern about some of our zoning laws and the the fact that they opened the door to a potential AI data center coming to Wilson County. It's been over two months and I have heard no reply, but coming to speak to this body during public comment can be the most effective way for citizens to raise their voices. So, I'm urging you to vote no on the

changes that limit public comment, to vote no against the limit on the number of people in this room, and to vote no to the uh restriction on topics being gerain to the agenda. Um, in closing, public comment is an essential function of democracy and it is the purpose for American government to exist. Thank you, Mr. Phil Neil.

Phil Neil, Ben Green Road. Uh, first I thank y'all for allowing me to lead the prayer. I truly consider that an honor. Thank you very much. I also want to thank uh the many of you that came out to to Tucker's Crossroads Ballpark and supported our rally. You bought cakes, you bid on cakes, you helped us raise a lot of money for the school and for the ballpark. Especially thank brother Robert Bryan sheriff. It was his idea and he did a lot of work behind the scenes. Thank thank him especially. The main thing I'm here about today is I'm very concerned about the new 20-year growth plan. I think y'all paid GNRC a quarter million dollars to get public input on the future of Wils County growth. My opinion, GNRC did a great job. They they deserve that money they got. Uh two of the girls told me that they never had so much public participation. I know right ahead of ours. They did Ruford County. They said they had close to a thousand people either attend meetings or fill out their surveys. In Wilson County, they said had almost 2,500 different people come to the meetings or fill out the surveys. According to GNRC, the top two concerns were how to slow down growth. Roads can't handle it, schools can't have it. And right behind it was make sure we have make sure we preserve rural agriculture. They didn't want to see more subdivisions. Even the people that live in subdivision in city said, "Hey, quit turning farmland into subdivision." Based on public comment, GNRC recommended twothirds of all A1 go into five acre minimum lot size in the 20-year growth plan. We love that idea. The other third of A1, they recommend to go into three acre minimum lot side. Love that idea. Here's where the problem started. The steering committee made up of great people, friends, people I

respect. None of them I dislike. I have nothing to bad to say about them. But 90% of them were progrowth builders, engineers, contractors, pe not contractors, developers or their friends, people that pushed the progrowth agenda. And because of that, the problem are they could not agree with the the recommendations by GNRC. So the steering committee at lastport made this recommendation that rural living which includes 70,000 not 7,000 it includes 70,000 acres currently in A1 they recommend it be dropped to one acre minimum lot that is exactly the opposite of what this county commission voted on and did twice in the last three or four years where y'all overwhelmingly voted to move one acres up to two acres. Y'all did it too. Slow down growth, preserve rural living, and that is what we love. I'm only a fourth way through. So, please help us. We We need help and we we need your help. We need somebody to tell the truth about what's going on. Please help us.

Mr. Matt Grekie. Good evening. Matt Greyi, general manager at Nashville Super Speedway, here for uh zoning item for Nashville Super Speedway property. Uh zoning update as far as us to be able to host a collector car auction. Um it's not to reszone the property as far as C4 light commercial, but really further extend. Should this be agenda item or you you can I'm sorry. We'll have a public hearing for you. We'll have a public hearing for you. My bad on that. Okay. Stand down.

Yeah. Sorry. Sorry for miss Sorry for uh all the confusing your name right either. My bad. And um my bad. Okay. I was not paying attention to the wheel. And uh uh that closes public comment period. Nobody else is on my sheet here for tonight. So we go to the report from the steering committee. Uh Commissioner Fields. Yes. Yes. Mayor of the steering committee met in a reg regular session on Thursday, April the 9th in the F conference room. A copy of those minutes in your packet. I move that they be received and filed. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say I. Adoption of the agenda. Commissioner Fields.

Yes, Mr. Mayor. Everyone should have a copy of the agenda. If I see no changes or additions, I move that the agenda be adopted as presented. Second. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say I. Consent agenda. There's no consent agenda early. No, sir.

Okay. Special recognition, Miss Sarah Davenport. Thank you, Mayor H. And good evening, commissioners. If I could have the nominees and winners of the Governor's Volunteer Star Award join me up front, please. And Commissioner Marlo, thank you for joining me as well. As everyone is making their way to the front, I would like to take a moment to thank Wilson Bank and Trust. They are sponsoring our Governor's Volunteer Stars Award plaques this year that you see behind me. Um, they've sponsored these awards for several years now. We very much appreciate their partnership. Unfortunately, they couldn't have a representative here tonight. So, Mr. Marlo is going to be helping assist with that. So, Okay.

You're up to We want to take a moment tonight to shine a light on some folks who make a real difference in Wilson County. These are people who don't look for attention. They just roll up their sleeves and they help where help is needed. And because of that, our county is stronger. The Governor's Volunteer Star Awards is a statewide program that lifts up outstanding volunteers from every county in Tennessee. Each year, counties select individuals whose service stands out. People who give of their time, their energy, and their heart to make life better for others. It's one of the ways our state says thank you to the folks who keep our communities moving forward. Tonight, we're proud to recognize Wilson County's nominees. They represent the very best of who we are. It's my privilege to introduce them to you and celebrate the impact they've had right here at home. In 2025, we received seven nominations for volunteers who devoted their time and attention to Wilson Rides, Inc., ensuring that our most treasured residents got a safe ride to doctor's appointments, the grocery store, and everything in between. So, these nominees include Miss Carol Bennett. Miss Carol if you would and Mr. John Bennett, Miss Linda Patterson, Mr. Jeff Rlette, and Miss Melinda Davis.

Unfortunately, two of our nominees from Wilson Rides, Inc. uh recently passed away, but we wanted to ensure that their service was not gone unrecognized. Uh so tonight we have Miss Crystal Hayes, I believe Miss Crystal is here. Great. Is accepting on behalf of her mother, Miss Kay Hamilton. And also, Miss Gayen Wilson is gonna accept a nomination award on behalf of Mr. Dave Dobsel. We congratulate all of our Wilson Rods, Inc. volunteers. We thank you so much for everything that you do. Also being honored tonight is Miss Sarah Davidson. Sarah has volunteered over 12 years with Carth Caris Health Center where she's become the first line of caregiving for many who arrive at Caris in vulnerable situations. Listening without judgment, she eases fears and helps patients navigate next steps with clarity and compassion. Congratulations, Sarah. Our next nominee is Mr. Mark Damon. And Mr. Mark, I don't believe he is here tonight, but we're going to recognize him anyway. Mr. Damon has volunteered countless days, nights, and hours cooking for various groups, um, including veterans, local charities, Cumberland University, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and local families in need. He also teaches free basic cooking classes, and he has a streaming cooking show called Fresh Food Therapy on YouTube. He's passionate about helping the community through food and if you've ever tasted any of his dishes, you know that. So, congratulations to Mark. He's not here tonight, but we'll be sure to get his award to him. And now, I'd like to introduce to you our winners of the award. Of course,

every volunteer is special and a winner in our eyes. However, the state program will only allow designation of one youth and one adult winner. The 2025 youth winner of the Governor's Volunteer Star Award for Wilson County is Miss Isabella Free. Bella volunteers for multiple organizations including Providence Students, Student Leadership Team, How to Life, Project Lionus, Operation Christmas Child, and much more. Perhaps her greatest area of passion and service is with the FFA. Bella is the chapter president and plow committee chair and has been the chapter vice president of strengthening agriculture chapter secretary animal science committee chair and a day committee ch committee member she's also the middle Tennessee and FFA regional treasurer and has won every award imaginable in FFA up to the state and regional level she's helped with showman clinics to show children can become aware of the value of agriculture congratulations And last, but certainly not least, is our 2025 Adult Governor's Volunteer Star Award winner, Miss Gayen Wilson. Outside of her work is the executive director of Wilson Rides, Inc. Gayen volunteers for organizations such as SALT, the Joe Veretta Foundation, Volunteer Network, the Mount Juliet Senior Activity Center, and Leadership Wilson, just to name a few. This is certainly not an all-inclusive list. She's constantly looking for opportunities to help others. Be it filling food boxes, assisting residents with walk across Wilson, or coordinating with local nonprofits, clubs, and businesses to ensure that older adults are not forgotten. Gayen works tirelessly for her community. Congratulations, Gayen. Um, again, we just want to say

congratulations to all of our nominees and winners up here tonight. Um, we appreciate not only the service that you do, but the example that you set by by doing this work. So, thank you so much. Uh, keep it up everyone. Learn from the example and do the same. And, um, if I could get everybody to join me outside, we wanted to take a quick photo. Okay. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you all and thank you Sarah for taking care of this program and continuing to honor. And if you know people out there that are volunteering, please, doesn't matter what time of the year, get those names uh to Sarah uh and she will log those in for you. So, we appreciate that. Before we go to the next one, I would like to recognize the leadership Wilson group that is visiting with us tonight. Would you please stand and be recognized at this time? I'm going to I'm going to ask you to introduce yourself and I'm going to start to my right and go this way. Uh

I'm Chance of Armstrong Construction. Been a resident of Lebanon since 2009 and it's my home now. Awesome. Glad to have you tonight. Hi, my name is Donald Whitri. My husband and I own and operate fire pit art and powder coat art here in Lebanon, Tennessee. Um we're proud to be here. Uh I'm Connor Gains, lifelong resident of Wilson County. Um, I own or I'm a realtor with Cumberland Real Estate and then part owner in G Team Property Management. I'm Kelly Salace. Um, my husband and I own Salis Realy Group with Keller Williams here in Lebanon. Born and raised here and never live anywhere else. Crystal Lacer Hawkins. Um, I'm family's from here and I work for Grandville.

I'm Preston. We live on the Mount Julia side of the victory Wilson County and I own a local general contract. I'm a transplant, but my wife was born right here. Alex Major moved uh to Lebanon in 2014. Director of the Jimmy Floyd Family Center.

Jennifer Smith, a lifelong resident of Wilson County. I work for Wilson Hank and Trust. I probably should have come up there and said, "I'll be the representative when she was giving those out, but didn't know that was going to happen tonight." So, the evidence about 15 years now. Thank you all for taking the time to be a part of that class and thank you for being here tonight with us. This time, Commissioner Hall and thank you, Miss Beth Bowman.

Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to invite the Watertown High School girls basketball team up here with me.

Thank you.

You just walk your way down. Howdy, howdy.

I'll just I'll start off. Uh, obviously I'm a math teacher at Watertown High School and I got to say this has been a great year for these uh young ladies and I've been really enjoyed going and watching them play. So, I felt it was very necessary and very appropriate to um to honor them for the season they had this year. So, I'm going to read this aloud and we'll get things rolling. Resolution of the board of county commissioners of Wilson County, Tennessee, honoring Watertown High School's girls basketball team. Whereas, Watertown High School girls basketball team had a tremendous season, finishing with a record of 20 and 13. And whereas the team was crowned the district regular season champions with an undefeated record of 6-0. And whereas in the 83A district tournament championship, they came out victorious for the first time since 2015. And whereas advancing on to the regional tournament semi-finals, the team went 10-1 in their last 11 games. And whereas while not only having a tremendous season athletically, the team excelled academically with a combined GPA of 4.21. And whereas all seniors on the team have played all four years and include Macy Brillia, Juliana Puit, and Isabella Burns. And whereas juniors on the team include Molly Fawill, Larkin Cherry, Kayla Stanley, and Kayn Templeton. And whereas sophomores on the team include Daley Hot. And whereas freshman on the team include Tatum Estus, Bryley Bowers, Addison Agalard, Adeline Davis, and Meline Willard. And whereas the team was led by secondyear head coach Brena Price and her assistant Seth Price. And now therefore, be it resolved by the board of county commissioners of Wilson County, Tennessee, that we hereby recognize Watertown girls basketball for their outstanding season athletically

and academically and congratulate them on an outstanding season. All in favor say I. I. I.

So, what I'll do is I'm going to come over this way and y'all can work your way and introduce yourself to this crowd and uh I'm going to hand you a copy of this resolution as well. All right. Oh, do I stand here? Yeah. You stand there and tell them who you are and what grade you're in. Uh, my name is Molly Falwell and I'm a junior. Tatum Estus and freshman. Uh, Kayla Sley and I'm a junior. I'm Kayn Templeton and I'm a junior. I'm Addie Reese Davis and I'm a freshman. I'm Addison Aguilard and I'm a freshman. I'm Maddie Willard and I'm a freshman.

I'm Lin Cherry and I'm a junior. I'm Brley Bowers and I'm a freshman. I'm Daily High. I'm a sophomore. I'm Juliana Puit and I'm a senior. I'm Macy Brillia and I'm a senior.

I'm Brena Price and I'm the head coach. Thank you. One more. Good job.

I've got one more. this young lady here. I've I had the honor of teaching geome honors geometry to her a couple years ago and I've really enjoyed getting to see her play ball and and really um represent Watertown High School and uh this year she had a pretty big achievement. So, we're going to honor her for that. a resolution of the board of county commissioners of Wilson County, Tennessee, honoring Macy Brillia for 1,000 points scored in her career at Watertown High School. Whereas, Watertown girls basketball had an outstanding season. And whereas senior Macy Brillia reached an impressive milestone in her senior year, scoring over 1,000 points. And whereas Macy is the daughter of Shawn and Melissa Brillia. And whereas Macy began playing basketball at the young age of 5 years old. And whereas Macy and her family moved to Watertown for her sixth grade year where she would play sixth through 8th grade at Watertown Middle School. And whereas after four consecutive years playing for Watertown High School, Macy scored her 1,000th career point against Mon County High School, assisted by Juliana Puit with a 608 remaining in the third quarter to make the score 33-21. Watertown went on to win that game 56-37. And whereas while not only reaching an incredible career milestone, Macy remained dedicated to her education, maintaining a 4.3 GPA as an honor student. And whereas Macy's impressive final career statistics are as follows followed. 1,066 total points scored, 154 assists, 579 rebounds, 120 steals, 149 blocks, and 113 total games played. And whereas Macy plans to attend the University of Tennessee Chattanooga to

study nursing after graduating from Watertown High School. Now therefore be it resolved by the board of county commissioners of Wilson County, Tennessee that we hereby recognize Watertown High School's Macy Brillia for her outstanding basketball career full of many accomplishments both athletically and academically and offer our support and encouragement to her as she continues forward to the University of Tennessee Chattanooga. All in favor say I. H. Congratulations.

Congratulations, ladies. Thank you for representing us and Commissioner Hall, thank you for bringing that to us tonight. This time, we'll have a public hearing. Uh, and I'll ask Christopher to come forward if he will. I need a motion to go out of session. Second.

All in favor say I. A public hearing will be held before the Wilson County Commission on Monday, April 20th, 2026 at 7 p.m. or thereafter in the county commission room of the Wilson County Courthouse, 228 East Main Street, Lebanon, Tennessee. Item for consideration has been made by Matt Grekie with Nashville Super Speedway to amend a portion of the Nashville Speedway Master Plan to add use allow to allow yearround auto sales with a limit of six events per calendar six event days per calendar year. The property contains 518.06 acres and is located at 400 Victory Lane Drive. Is further referenced as Wilson County Tax Map 141, parcel 26. Um, all this information has been on file the Wilson County Planning Office where it's been able to be obtained during regular business hours.

That's the only good if you're here to speak on this property at this time, Mr. Matt, uh, the floor is yours. Sorry for not catching that while ago. Jumped the gun earlier. Sorry.

Um, thanks Christopher. Thank you guys. Appreciate uh the time tonight. Again, Matt Ruchi, general manager at Nashville Super Speedway. Christopher did a great job introducing this, but just to seek some clarity. Uh, this is in an effort to host a specific event, but not to change our ability to host the event, which is not in question. The ability for us to host a collector car auction requires us to be zoned for year- round auto sales because the property to get a Tennessee motor vehicle license must be zoned that way. So, our desire is to get it zoned, but understand community concerns. We're not looking to host a year-round auction. Uh, we're looking to host a collector car event auction once a year, a multi-day auction, but that puts our limitations on the zoning of six calendar days in six days in a calendar year just to to keep our limitations on what we use the property for for an auction. um our desire is to host remarkable events in this county, something we want the community to be proud of. Uh this is something we've been trying to attract and attain uh for quite some time with this particular promoter um and looking to do this for a long-term growth opportunity with the county and Nashville Super Speedway. I am happy to answer any questions uh on our desires and our limitations on how to do this and do it the right way um to appease you all. Thank you so much. Anyone else wishing to speak on this property tonight? Seeing none, I'll close public comment period if I have a motion to go back into session.

All in favor say I. Christopher. All right. Um, this application was made by Matt Greasie, right?

Gree, sorry. Nashville Super Speedway to amend a portion of the Nashville Speedway master plan to add uses to allow year- round auto sales with a limit of six event per days per calendar year. Property does contain 518.06 acres and is located 400 Victory Lane. Um the resoning request was presented to the Wilson County Planning Commission on Friday, February 20th, and is being forwarded to the Wilson County Commission um with a positive recommendation. to answer Commissioner Hall's first question that was unanimous. Commissioner Hobbs, it's in your district.

This came up last month and I believe the way they presented it was a little bit made it sound like it was auto auction year round. Um Matt and I, Commissioner Evans got together and we knew it was going to be like a special event function, but I don't think it was presented that way last month. As you can see, they're going to use us six times a year and it's going to be inside the infield. It's not affecting nothing on the outfield. And Matt, I believe y'all going to try to stick to 452 and 840 off the side streets. So, it shouldn't be no kind of impact on the public whatsoever. It's going to be more towards a private event. No different us having a fair or anything else. So, I motion to go back to sec session. I'll approve it. That's a motion to approve.

Yes, sir. Do I hear a second? Any discussion now? Yes, sir. Commissioner Evans, just to add to that just a little bit, Chris, just to clarify, the event has taken place on the infield is what they've agreed. Correct. Um, I've got another slide. It shows um Can you switch to that for me, Cory? Um, the other slide is the master plan that they submitted. Um, and that shows that it's the entire Yes, they're asking for the entire 518 acres, but they've only amended the infield part of this master plan. So, all auction events will have to be hosted in there. Yes, sir. Say because there was some concern from the community because they have some on the opposite side of McCra Road right there that has a lot of road frontage that Yes.

And there's 500 some odd acres of it too that you know that there was um whenever I mean they're specifically focusing on the infield but um the master plan for the speedway is the entire property. I don't have a way to only call out a certain section from what they have agreed and limited themselves to is yes and heaven forbid anything were to happen then this master plan runs with the property. Correct.

It does. This will run with the life of the property. So they if they ever want to expand past the six days um they would have to come back before planning commission and county commission subsequently. Um this will be for the life of the property though. And to also clarify, this is one event, six days. That's not six events throughout the year. Um, this proposal is one event, six days. We did not tie it to that. It's one event. They, I guess, technically could have six events for one day. The existing event is roughly four days, and they've given themselves a day for setup and a day for cleanup, but I think he can answer that as well. They're not

I'm not a auto person. Oh yeah, for for clarity, this is uh it would be a 4-day auction in sequence. So, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday is what it would be. A buffer in case of weather just in case we run into weather delays. Um or honestly, if if the event really goes well one year and we make it a five-day. Um but no, to to speak in clarity, no, this event only really makes sense in the infield with the infrastructure that's down there. So, the auction components will all be in the infield contained to that. Yes. And you're also not planning to sell junk Ultimas and

No, specifically this this promoter is Mikum Collector Car Auctions. Uh they are collector cars. There's there's no um junks. They're rolling mostly trailered vehicles and high-end vehicles. What is the price range on these? Anywhere from 20,000 to 49.5 million is one that went earlier this year in kiss. I knew they were high-end. Commissioner McFar had Is that your definition of collector car? What is the definition of collector?

Uh definition of a collector car is going to be more of an antique um it would be one of ones. Uh very specific. It's not going to be high-end production runs. It's going to be more of your high-end vehicles. um your your exotics or your collector cars of older generations 40s 50s60s Porsches Ferraris. Mr. D. Oh, I would do you ever see it being outside of the the infield?

I don't not for it to operate the way it needs to with the infrastructure that the infield host, but also to keep the vehicles contained and secure. It is a ticketed event, so also doing in the infield of a of a fenced in area is our desire. Plus, there's infrastructure in there. It's going to be a TV broadcast. So, you made the statement that it could go to five days. Things are going to get bigger and bigger. Do you ever see it being outside of that? I don't. No, I don't. Um, we need TV. Uh, we need Fiverr for it to be TV and all that's basically in the infield. Any other questions before we vote?

Mr. Chairman, I would also like to say that they have been good about the community out there. um as far as uh recognizing that there are issues with the with the local traffic on race days and they have been willing to work with with us on that. So I do know y'all have worked on passes and stuff for the residents. Yes. Thank you. Anything else? Anybody? All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Let the record reflect as unanimous. Thank you, Mr. Christopher. Thank you. Good to go. Report from minutes committee. Commissioner Fields. Yes. The minutes made the record session on Thursday, April 9th in the upstairs conference room. Copy

meeting is in your minutes. I move that they be received and filed. Second. Any discussion? Yes, sir. Commissioner Evans. Uh would like one correction on page four, line six that needs to be deleted after from everything starting from and from citizens because that was not part of my motion. Are we good on that, Mr. D? Page four, line six. What part needs to be taken out? Basically the entire line. Everything after staff recommendation. Good to go. Any other comments? Are ready to approve? All in favor say I.

I. And oppose. Reading of the minutes. Motion to dispense with the reading of the minutes. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say I. I. Comm. Uh, I would like to appoint Mr. Clark Samson to a 4-year uh, term expiring May 2030 uh, as a commissioner on the Lagardi Utility District Board. This is just something that we read into the minutes here. This requires no commission approval uh, but just must be where I inform you. Um, how about notaries? I hear a motion to approve the notary list. Motion.

All in favor say I. You're to elect three members to for the board of equalization tonight to serve a two-year term. I'd like to recommend for your consideration Mr. Russell Neil, Mr. Bart Brown, and Mr. Jerry Dao. Information on these counts are in your packet. So move any discussion. Seeing none, all in favor say I. I. Board of Equalization, an alternate member for that board. You're elect one alternate member to serve a two-year term. I'd like to recommend Mr. David Yoast. Information was in your packet. Motion. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say I. I.

Report from emergency management committee. Commissioner Bernard. EMA met Monday, April 6, 5:30 upstairs in conference room. Minutes in your packet. I move they be received and filed. Discussion seeing none. All in favor say I. I. Emergency manager director's report. Chief Newberry. Thank you, Mayor. Commissioner, you have the uh report in your packet there that has the call volume and the monthly activities. And uh I don't have anything else unless you guys have and guys have any questions. Any questions? See now here a motion to approve the report. Second.

All in favor say I. Thank you, sir. Report from law enforcement committee. Commissioner Curts. Law enforcement committee met on April 9th in the upstairs conference room. Minutes in your packet. I move they be received and filed. Any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor say I. Sheriff support. Sheriff Brian. No, I didn't. I'm sorry.

Thank you, Mayor County Commissioners. Uh your reports in your packet. The call volume is up about 6,000. um 600 and uh it uh usually does that this time of year and they'll continue through the summertime. Uh the criminal justice complex uh up over 2,000 people going in and out of the uh u complex both complexes. So it's it's a busy place. Uh I do want to say one thing, couple of things about the u inmate work buses. Please please if you have seen see areas that need picked up, call us, get them on the list because Mr. Mr. Murphy is going to start bush hoging here. Probably already has and it chops all that stuff up. Okay. And he don't he don't pick it up. I do. So, um and unless there's anything else that concludes my report.

Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say I. Thank you, Sheriff. Report from education committee. Commissioner Marlo. Education committee met Thursday, April the 9th. Uh minutes are in your packet. I move they be received and filed. Discussion. See none. All in favor say I. Director of schools report, Mr. Jeff Leil. Was your daughter here earlier tonight?

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, you do have my report in front of you. Just some highlights of that. As you have been made aware, we do have a former school board member who has resigned her position, Dr. Beth Meyers. We wish Dr. Dr. Beth Meyers all the best in her commitment for public education also included director search of school search timeline uh top five candidates will be named I guess will be go public in the morning and uh would point you to April 24th that'll be this Friday at 6 o'clock at ATC. There'll be a two-hour meet and greet beginning at 6 o'clock with all of the top five candidates if that's something you'd like to attend. Another personnel update. We're pleased to announce that Miss Brook Nurse has accepted the position of assistant principal at Central Pike Elementary School. She's a graduate of Wilson Central High School, former educator at Gable Middle School, and brings a deep rooted connection to our uh uh families that she will be serving. Her existing familiarity with her community makes her a perfect fit for Central Pike uh elementary leadership team. We'd like to congratulate Miss Lindseay Morgan, Lebanon High School culinary arts teacher, for being selected as 2026 Wilson County Teacher of the Year. She was selected by her peers to represent Lebanon High School as their teacher of the year and then selected by a committee uh and chosen as Wilson County teacher of the year. Special thank you goes out to Bob Mcdonald, Cedarstone Bank, and WP Bone, Wils County Motors for their sponsorship of this annual program. It's one of the great programs in Wilson County. It's a great night for our educators and very proud of Miss Morgan for for being chosen as teacher of the year. uh April 6 board meeting. There was a huge announcement from Cumberland University

and they announced an early college scholarship at the April 6 board meeting for the top three students in each cohort. They're going to begin it next fall and that will be a full tuition scholarship for if they choose to accept that. So that is quite a contribution uh for Wills County from Cumberland University to Wils County Schools and and our students. So, uh, would like to thank them and their board of directors for for approving that. Um, total enrollment 20,856. Not going anywhere. I think we'll hit 21,000 uh by the end of or by the beginning of next school year. Uh, summer learning academy. There's a sheet of my report that details that. Just the highlights. We will be begin our summer learning academy Monday, June the 1st. It ends Thursday, June 25th. that starts at 7:30 to 2:30. It is Monday through Thursday program. Breakfast, lunch, midm morning snack will be provided by the school district. Also, Wils County bus transportation will be offered to all students at their house. So, you will see buses running the month of June. Not as many, but there will still be uh buses on the road. We we previously we've had around 1,200 students that take advantage of this summer learning program. Uh farm days will be May the 12th and 13th Wils County Fairgrounds. It's an annual event for all second grade students from Wils County Schools, Leon Special School District and Friendship Christian. It's it's a very enjoyable and educational time. Uh and I would encourage you if you get an opportunity to stop by and see another great event that is partnered ship between Wills County Schools and our uh community and and just just a great great event. I'd like to announce that Brook Carr, preK coordinator for Wilson County School, has applied and secured a grant amount of $250,000

that will be used to provide Central Pike Elementary with as a preK site. Uh so so very proud of her going after that money and securing $250,000 to to bring that program to Central Pike. Um the prek program application is open for uh all of our sites for next year. There's three placement determination determined by specific criteria and I have that listed for you. And uh so encourage anyone that has a need uh for prek that that they can apply at our WC schools website under the student family tab. That's where you find that information. Uh included in in this report is also at a glance brochure. We do it every spring. I won't go through all the highlights, but you have a copy of it. Ju just some highlights in that reports about our school system. Uh the ninth largest school district in state. We're approximately averaging 450 new enrolled students each year. Uh we serve over 1.8 8 million meals during a school year travel over 2.3 million miles of bus travel on an annual basis. We have at least one resource officer in every building and our larger buildings have multiple and thank you for for that sheriff. I think if he hadn't left, thank him for that program. It's a great program. Uh we we've recently last year again over 95% graduation rate more than $62 million were offered last year's graduating class and scholarships. Look forward to seeing if we can top that this year. 63.5% of our students that graduated in 25 met the state ready graduate benchmark which includes ACT, early postsecary

opportunities, industry certifications and military aptitude. Uh that is a very good number and and we been working on getting that you know we wanted to hit 50 now we've got it to 63 I want to see it at 70 at someday. Uh we we in continue to increase national merit scholarships every year. Uh and that's a big part of what we do. We've recently been named one of seven schools in the nation to of a of a title of innovative school district. that's through a program and just getting some information in on that. Uh so that's another accolade that our schools have been recognized nationally and the rest of that report talks about our career and technical education. As you can see the one photo I encourage you to look at a few years ago we started our aviation program. See the young lady there in a simulator. Uh so we continue to see that program build and and and hope that will continue to expand in the future. Our fine arts programs are second to none. Also, our science and technology as you are aware with our new bills and what we provide. Uh just at a glance want you to have it. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Mayor Hu, that is my report from the month.

Any discussion? See, uh Friday before moral day, whatever that is. 22 22nd May 22nd 21st is suit yeah but we got an admin day on 22nd any other good questions. All in favor say I. Thank you sir. Thank you. Rest your deeds report for Miss Murphy is in your packet. I do not see Miss Murphy here. Is there a motion to approve it? All in favor say I. Trustees report. Mr. Hackett. Is he with me tonight? Is he not with me? Do I have a motion to approve his report? All in favor say I.

Road superintendent is with me, Mr. Steve Murphy. Mayor, commissioners, we begin our year started our paving this season. Uh start our bush hogs like the sheriff says. We have started we started two weeks ago. So it's probably scattered out already. So we are doing our patchwork, our general maintenance. I do want to bring up the state has come in and told us we going to have to shut down the bridge on Beasley's Bend. So uh I'm afraid we're going to get into a lot of this. The way they're re-evaluating, they've changed the way they do it. We've not had no issue with the bridges over the last several years, but they've changed their way the we re u eval evaluate them and it's it's we're going to get into some issues with them. So, I want to let people know the 29th is supposed to be shut down. That's what they do. They email us and give us about two weeks and say it's got to be shut down. So, that's what we're getting into. So you can get ready. People's going to be calling. They're already calling office, but we're trying to notify people. That's all we can do.

Yeah, they've got two different ways. Johnson Road and Ford Road. Okay. Which is I mean it's going to be a long way around, but I mean, huh? Big bridge. The big bridge there on Beasley's Ben is right past Philadelphia. That big long

big long 246 feet long. But the good thing I have, we we've been working on it for the last three years. We got a grant in 23 for it. It's a it's a federal grant. It's supposed to be 100%. So that's the reason we're we was hoping it would last till that got it built, but it hadn't happened yet. So just wanted to inform everybody, let everybody know that's coming. And there could be more. I hope not, but I mean it could be. How's that going?

Well, we're waiting on AT&T now. AT&T's got the information and they they know about it. They've been informed. Middle Tennessee Electric's got their poll moved. I'm just waiting on AT&T and uh Comcast. I've talked with the people at AT&T and they're supposedly working on it, but you know, when one gets it, it has to go to the engineer, then the engineer has send it to this place, and it's got to be sent to this place. So, that's where we're at, Mr. Gentry. Uh, yeah, I know. Uh, Central Pike is the state road. Yes. There any pressure we can put on the state? It's such a bad It's in in a bad repair.

You probably drive. Yeah. Commissioner Franklin and I have talked about it and I have called people at state, but I just soon to be talking to the floor. Well, I understand that's what they do. I mean, I I I'm not trying to be smart about it. That's just the way I, you know, I've I've talked to them, too. And Okay. I mean, I have a lot of friends that live over in that area, and they just keep harping at me, and I said, "Hey, we're agree." All right. behind. Well, that's that's what we always tell them to call the state, but they seems like we always get to call. Well, I told them to call Commissioner Da. I of course you I'm on the board over there, but you said there could be more.

Yes. And I guess you probably don't want to say that on TV to scare people or whatever, but I'm trying to just get ahead other than two weeks. Do you think of one coming up maybe that people need to be aware of feel like East over road just shut it off?

Well, see the East over was kind of a a surprise to us because we've never had a weight limit on it. And normally when they make us put weight limits on it, we know there's an issue and we try to address it if it's something that we can address without getting too far into it. But see, Easttover was inspected in 22 and the last report I got on it, it was fair to good. The ratings were good on it. Next thing I know, we got an email. They said, we got an email December the 30th of 25 and it was supposed to been shut down January the 13th. And we called them and told them said, "Listen, we've got to inform these people. We can't just go out there and shut it down.

We shut that down quick." and they they they let us extend it till the January the 20th and then you know I had to shut it down. But also want to reiterate that this is nothing to do with the county though, right? No, the state. This is the state doing this. I mean the one on east over I've got a problem with it being shut down but I mean I don't make that call. It's state inspected bridge so I got to do what they say. Any other questions for Mr. Murphy. Is there a motion to approve his report? All in favor say I.

Thank you, sir. Accent report. U Mr. Major is not here. So, Miss Gail, I'll ask you to come forward for the expo report. Mr. Major sent me this to make an announcement. Just to be sure to remember the Stratton Bone dedication of Tennessee made building on April the 30th at 4 p.m. and also the dessert auction from Mr. Wade Miller family on May the 5th uh at 5 in the Q barn. M. Gale. Hang on one minute. Miss Gale, do I hear a motion to approve the a center report? Say. All in favor say I. Now, Miss Gail, take off.

Good evening, everybody. Um, the report for the expo center is pretty straightforward. We had a very good March. Uh, ended up with about a little over 17,000 to the good, which always is a good thing to add to the bottom line. a good combination of events and most of those are the staples and a couple of them are brand new ones. So, we continue to bring in new events as the older events dissipate and kind of move on their own way. Um, I'm at the point with a lot of the standard events when they call me and tell me they don't want to sign a contract for advanced years, I let them know you're in you're at risk of losing your dates. and a couple of them have said that's fine and they lost their dates within a week. So, we are keeping busy in terms of taking calls. I turn away more than I book. So, it's a good problem to have. Expenses stabilized a little bit for the month of March, which is kind of why we came up with um the 17,000 to the good. So, I appreciated that for a change. Uh behind the report you've got the summary and uh Commissioner Glover, I made the print bigger for you. Um and we're trending well. Um it's hard to say, but I know that we have got a full calendar and so we're hopeful that the uh expenses will stay down so we can stay ahead of the mark, ahead of the curve so we can bring in additional money. Our preferred provider program is continuing to perform well and so we're very excited about that and we're right on track if you look at the trend on attendance as the number of people that we're bringing into the event. We did get sidelined uh this weekend. Uh the event planner got sidelined. We got sidelined. We didn't see it coming. They all of a sudden had

a huge influx and thank you to LPD for coming out and making sure the traffic control was in place. And I actually have talked to uh uh Lieutenant Gardner to tell him we're going to come up with a threshold of attendance that they do not have the choice that they are going to have to hire traffic support because we're finding that they if given a choice they're going to say no they don't need it and then we end up with a emergent problem as opposed to having a plan in place. So we have already discussed that and we will have that in place as well. You've got the calendar in the back and it's pretty standard as always. There's changes to it, but I do want to point out a couple things that's not on this list. Getting picked Tennessee was a big win. They went from four days, they're now booked for seven. They're also telling me that they might like to in expand that for another two to three days. So, they are going to be a solid player in our February calendar going forward. and they are one of the events that took a cancellation that said nope don't want to contract it and lost it. Mistletoe Merchants is a huge player for us. They bring in somewhere between 20 and $28,000 every time they're in the building. They just added a third show and I was able to make room for them on a consistent basis. Again, one of those that didn't want to sign a contract, they lost their dates. And then fly fishing show is coming in January and then we'll move into February in the following years and that's complete with a casting pond in the middle of the main exhibit hall. I have yet to know exactly what that looks like but they're very excited about coming and they have a very successful show out of Virginia. And then of course um the fair contract I have that negotiated. I'm waiting for

signatures and then we'll be good to go there. Any questions for me? I'm sorry. I believe the next Hold on. My computer broke. I need to be sure. Oh, okay. I'm looking to see it. I want to say it doesn't happen until June. I could be wrong. I'll get back to you. I'll send you a message about that, but I don't think their first one's till June. Any other questions, Miss Gail? Second got a motion second. All in favor say I. Thank you ma'am. Thank you very much.

Report from public buildings committee. Commiss weathers upstairs conference room here in the courthouse. The minutes are in your packet. Move they be received and filed. Got a motion to second. Any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor say I. A center management report. Commissioner Scrugs. Animal control. Commissioner Breeze. Animal control matter April 9th at 5 p.m. received and filed. Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say I. Audit Commissioner Glover. Audit committee met March 10th 5:00 p.m. and upstairs conference room. Move the minutes be received and filed.

Any discussion? Seeing none. All in favor say I. Broadband Commissioner Franklin. No. Development tourism. Commissioner Clark. tourism at April 7th, 5:00 p.m. at church conference room in your packet. I move that receive. Any discussion? I got a motion, a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. Ethics. Commissioner D. Me and you and Mike. I can't remember what date that was. April 7th. April 7th. April 7th. Minutes to the junior packet. I motion be received to file.

Got a motion and a second. Any discussion? Any questions? All in favor say I. Finance Commissioner Costley. Finance Committee met March 10th in the upstairs conference room. I was not there, but I did have the minutes. I got a motion on those minutes. Do I hear a second? Second. All in favor say I. Health and recreation Commissioner Smith. No. Insurance Commissioner McFarland. Judicial Commissioner Gentry. Judicial M 14th April at 5:30. The minutes will be in your packet next month. All righty. Legislative ad hoc. Commissioner Costley

planned and zoning. Commissioner McFarland 16 up there. Okay. Rules. Commissioner Keith. Yes. rules cleaning April 1st 5:00 make a motion be received and file second any discussion seeing none all in favor say I top facility board commissioner scrugs facility board minutes are in your pack in the packet be received and file any discussion seeing none all in favor say I financial report Mr. Aaron Maynard.

Uh, not much for you tonight. Uh, as we mentioned in the budget committee, we're practically a mirror image of where we were at this point last year. Um, we are working on budget. Y'all have all been in those committees where we've been approving status quo budgets. I think by May 7th, we're supposed to have your first draft uh of the status quo budgets. So, we'll have all that for you on May 7th. And that concludes my report, unless you have any questions for me. Any discussion? Commissioner Franklin.

Uh yeah, I appreciate it. Um I got uh them to put this on this was in everybody's packet, but went ahead and put it on the screen to kind of ask a couple questions about it. Actually, we had public comment about what I'm going to talk about on both things. Um, I don't know if y'all remember, but two and a half years ago in the planning and zoning committee in Colonel McFarland's committee, we uh we did a resolution where we were trying to change R1 from 25,000 ft to 40,000 ft. These seated characters from the east end of the county came in, had cowboy hats on, talk funny. They wanted to do the same thing with A1 and they wanted to amend that resolution to go from 40,000 square foot to 80. Well, the reason I'm bringing all this up is because for 20 years, Wilson County has had 15% of the countywide building permits countywide for as long as I can remember. And we half the we we half the density. We cut the density in half basically. And so here we are. It got delayed two years by a lawsuit. So we really don't have that much data, but it's been four or five months now since we redid it. And now we've got the three quarter three quarters are in. And after this report, it's dropped to where our two cities are now almost 90% of the total development in the county. And I know you're not planning pardon. I know you're just the numbers guy, but just based on these numbers, do you think as this washes out all the old 25,000 foot in R1, all the one acres in A1, which are still in the mix, do you think it's going to cut us down to seven, six, 8%? What What do you think we will be the total number of permits in the county going forward after we half the density?

Yeah. Um I don't I don't feel good about answering the question in terms of an exact percentage. I mean I agree with you what you've said 100% that you know based on the report that we have right now it's down according to my numbers somewhere around 11%. Uh from 15 and that's in like you said a fairly short time frame. Um you know could it be uh could it be eight? Could it be 10? Um I it's definitely it definitely doesn't look like it's going to be 15 anymore.

Yeah. Well, and and and the reason I bring all this up is because it seems like maybe the one number one issue right out here in the in in social media and in the courtroom now is to reduce growth. You know, we we've moved to half the density and I don't know how many counties in the state of Tennessee half the density last year or ever for that matter. But anyway, my second question has to do with commercial aft. As everyone knows, we raised that effectively from 10 or 11 cents per square foot up to 50 cents per square foot. Now, we don't have that much. Was it four or five months ago? We did that. Went into effect September 1st.

Sep. So, 3/4 um got 846,000 total. And so that would represent going to the road commission because remember 40 cents is going to the road commission for new construction or um repair or whatever. Yes, maintenance. Well, not maintenance, but just upgrade. Do you have any estimate of what you think that might be to the road department for new construction moving forward just based on three quarters in?

Well, I can tell you the last number that I saw was a little over half a million and I think that might have been through February. I'm not sure if that was through February or March. It was just over half a million. Um, so, you know, I would think that you could count on, you know, somewhere close to that for the foreseeable future. Maybe make it 7 make it somewhere between half a million and a million. You know, 750 split the difference. Thank you. And we are tracking that down to be sure that we get everything that we're supposed to get after the last road commission meeting that we had. You brought that up and so our office is working on that. I'll get you an answer on that. Christopher, you want to add anything to the back?

As far as the percentages on the residential growth, um this year we're at 11.2%. I would say just based off of lots that are still available because I don't know if you remember when we changed that, there was a huge rush of development that came through. We had over a thousand lots on that agenda that month. Um some of those lots still have vesting. So, as far as it dropping below 10%, um I would estimate that would probably be 18 to two years out just based off lots that are still in the queue that have development potential with vesting. But, um I'd say the next two three years, I don't think we'll be at 15. You'll be somewhere between 10 and 12 if I had to guess. Um, as far as the commercial is going, um, I don't know if your question was income based or just estimates, but there's, um, roughly seven warehouses in the county that have yet to break ground that you'd still be able to collect that on. Um, they're probably going to break ground anywhere in in between, I'd say, they'd all be wrapped up by four years, but, um, the county has not always been projected for high commercial growth. Um, but that's what's been approved by planning commission that has yet to break ground that has been uncollected income.

Thank you, Chris. Commissioner Bowman.

Uh, thank you for bringing this up, Commissioner Franklin. I'd just like to add one more layer to that if I could. So, we have cut density with zoning by 50%. We have not passed a new land use plan. There's no perfect land use plan out there, but at present that land use plan serves to cut density another 50%. So to answer your question, we are trending with a 50% cut and another 50% cut with our land use plan. So you do some math on that and you're the numbers guy. You can probably get us there to what a percentage is going to look like, but I think we're in single digits by the time we get done here. It does look like Wilson County is slowing growth.

Commissioner Da.

Well, I mean, and that's I was going to answer what Bobby was saying because both of us are on the road commission and and we we we communicate a lot or whatever. But here here's the thing you talk about because we passed that to get roads and move some money over here for roads. But if you're going to build houses, then we're fighting against each other. You see what I'm saying? If you're going to build houses and you're going to use this money over here for roads, then you better double that because now you've added more people on the highway. You you see what I'm saying? So, I'm I'm for I'm for slowing stuff down and let's get caught up. That that's what that's what I'm saying. And I think I've said that at the road commission. We need to slow down and get caught up. So, that's my two cents.

Any other questions? Mr. Mayard, our new planning director. a a final comment to speak about something I truly know nothing about. Okay. That's why we have you. Yes. Um I mean obviously as we talked about even when growth in the county was 15% 85% of it was in the cities and the cities are still going to creep. They still have growth boundaries. So I mean yes it's important that you do what you can and you've done what you can. Um have we solved the problem? Not necessarily. Any other questions or other comments? Do you have a motion to approve his report? Move. Second. All in favor say I.

Report from budget committee. Commissioner Marlo. Budget committee met April the 9th. Uh minutes are in your packet. I move they be received and filed. All in favor say I. Resolutions. Commissioner Marlo. Okay. Resolution 26-4-3 is regarding citizen participation in any county commission meeting.

You mash the button. That would help her. Please. Motion in a second. Any discussion? Any questions? Are you ready to vote? All in favor say I. Any opposed? The record reflected is unanimous. Resolution 26-4-4 amending and sub substituting a new rule 39 to the Wilson County rules of order. Do I hear a motion? Second. I got a motion and a second. Commissioner Glover,

I agree with the first one. This one I kind of have a little bit of hard problem with. just I think we need to allow the people to speak. The issue we had the last time was there it was a hot pocket hot button topic and so we had a lot more people than normal. Um like I said I'm I'm for the safety issue on the first one and I'm also for the one after this one but I I can't vote yes on this one.

And let me let me add a little bit of clarity to this. The reason for rule 39 was because we had a rule in our rules booklet that covered commission meeting, covered committee meetings, and then we got the legislator legislators that said, "Hey, look, all meetings have to have public comment." So, we drew up one here. I sent you guys some guidelines for that and kind of mirrored what they had. Uh, but they differed on Germaine to the agenda and what our committee meetings were. You could talk about whatever you wanted to. So we went back and wrote this rule to where it simply is the same rule we've always used in the committee except now we say committee and commission. Okay. The only other com conversation in here it's always been 15 minutes. Uh there now we've normally just let everybody talk that wants to talk. Okay. And in this here you still have an option that if we have more than we have 15 minutes more all you've got to tell me is hey we want to let all of them talk tonight. And that's what we'll do. Um, so this is this though to that's got to be on the agenda. Correct.

So it has to be on the agenda or gerine to your jurisdiction. Anything that you govern that just keeps somebody from coming here and talk about something that you don't govern at all about. So that that's what the legislation passed and that's what was put in here. So that came from the state and came to us to the roads committee.

Questions? Let's see. Go to Commissioner Breeze. I think that if a citizen spends their time to drive up here and to speak, then we need to honor that ability. We need to let them speak. So from that perspective, and since we all serve all the citizens of Wilson County, and we want to hear their voices, I'd like to amend this and strike the 15minute clause out of this rule. So, instead of saying a 15-minute public comment provision shall be added, it will just say a public comment provision shall be added to the agenda and anybody who signs up will be able to speak.

So, I got a motion on the floor to amend the rule. That's what we got right now that says we're going to take the 15 minutes out and just make it unlimited. Do I hear a second? Second. I got a second. Who second? Uh, Commissioner Hall. Any other discussion? Commissioner Franklin, is you a part of this? You're a part of that or do you want to bring it up after we get through voting for this? Well, I might not be able to. Okay, go ahead.

Um, I was going to make an amendment to just raise it to 30 minutes. My my thought was that 15 might be too short for this meeting and we would always be voting to extend it, but 30 is more reasonable and in my time down here, most of the time it's under 30 anyway. And I just thought 30 was appropriate. My my motion, my amendment was going to be 30. I don't know if you want me to amend her amendment, but Well, do you want to accept 30 minutes? You want vote on yours? I'd like to vote on mine. That's what we'll do. Commissioner Gentry, I I agree with Bobby on this. Uh but we can always vote to extend it according to this rule,

and if we go to 15 minutes or 30, whichever it is, and we feel like we have a lot more people to speak, we can always vote to extend that. Is that true? True. Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you. So, we got a motion, a second on the floor to take the minutes completely out. That's what we'll vote on and then we'll come back. If you don't want to do that or if you want to do that, that's what we'll do. Anybody want to talk about this before we vote? So, you're voting on to amend the one that's here to take the 15 minutes completely out and leave it non-timeless. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? No. I think that speaks. Now, we're back to the resolution

on the floor. Do I hear a motion? for the resolution on the floor. Does that include my amendment to 30? No, it does not. If you want to make that, you make that now. I'm going to press the button again. I want to make a motion to 30 minutes. Second. I got a motion second to make it 30 instead of 15 minutes. Any other conversation? Seeing none, are you ready to vote on the amendment? All in favor say I. Any opposed? Let the record reflect it was unanimous. And now we're back to vote on the resolution as it's been amended. Do I hear a motion to approve it? A motion to second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. Any opposed? Let the record reflected unanimous as well. Commissioner Marlo,

resolution 26-4-5 to delete the current rule 57 and the Wilson County rules of order and substitute a new rule 57. Do I hear a motion? Motion. Second. Any discussion? I need them to hit the button. Please hit the button for Miss Dowy before she hits me. This is how everything is recorded. You all have to get motion and second. Any discussion? Are you ready to vote? All in favor say I. Any opposed? Let the record reflect it was unanimous as well. Commissioner Marlo,

resolution 26-46. uh amend the budget and appropriation resolution to make an additional appropriation from capital projects fund to animal control. Second. Any discussion? Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. Commissioner Dao, all hearts and minds good with your vote, please record. 22 yes, two no.

Resolution passes. Resolution 26-4-7 to amend the budget appropriation resolution to make an additional appropriation from general debt service fund to general debt. I got a motion and a second. Any discussion? Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. Commissioner, all hearts and minds go with your vote. Please record. 24 240 No. Resolution passes.

Resolution 26-4-8 to amend the budget appropriation resolution to make an additional appropriation from rule debt service fund 152 to rule debt. Second. Got a motion to second. Any discussion? Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. All hearts and minds good with your vote. Please record. 24 240. Resolution passes. Resolution 26-4-9 to reflect revenues received but not included in the original budget and to amend the budget. an appropriation resolution to make an appropriation into finance.

Got a motion, a second now. Any discussion? Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. All hearts and minds go with your vote. Please record. 24 240 no resolution passes. Resolution 26-4-10 to amend the budget appropriation resolution to make an appropriation from general fund to sheriff's department. Second. Got a motion and a second. Discussion seeing none. Are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Dow, all hearts and minds good with your vote. Please record 24

24 resolution passes. Resolution 26-4-11 to amend the budget appropriation resolution to make an appropriation from commissary proceeds reserve account to sheriff's department. Got a motion second. Commissioner McFarland. Any discussion? Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. Commissioner Dao, all hearts and minds go with your vote. Sorry. 240 No. Resolution passes.

Resolution 24-26-4-12 amend the budget appropriation resolution for line item transfers into the sheriff's department. Any discussion? Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. All hearts your mind's good with your vote. Please record. 24 240 no resolution passes. Resolution 26-4-13 to amend the budget appropriation resolution to make an appropriation from restricted for tourism reserve account to tourism. Second

discussion. Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. All hearts and minds good with your vote. Please record. 24. 24. No. Resolution passes. Resolution 26-4-14 to reflect re revenues received but not included in the original budget and to amend the budget and appropriation resolution to make an appropriation and line item transfers into veteran services.

Got a motion to second. Any discussion? Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. All hearts and minds go with your vote. Please record 24 24 and no resolution passes. Resolution 26-4-15 to amend the budget and appropriation resolution for line item transfers in ambulance fund 118.

Any discussion? Are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. All hearts and minds give your vote. Please record. 24. 24. No. Resolution passes. Resolution 26-4-16 to reflect revenues received but not included in the original budget and to amend the budget and appropriation resolution to make an appropriation into WEA. Motion approved.

I got a motion and second discussion. Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. All hearts and minds good with your vote. Please record 23 yes, one abstaining. 23 yes, one abstaining. Resolution passes. Resolution 26-4-17 to reflect revenues received not included in the original budget and to amend the budget and appropriation resolution to make an appropriation into WEMA. Approved. Second.

Any discussion? Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. All hearts and minds go with your vote. Please record. 24. 24. No. Resolution passes.

Resolution 26-4-18 to amend the budget and appropriation resolution by approving board of education budget amendment 26-12. discussion. Seeing none, are you ready to vote? Please cast your vote. Commissioner Curts, all hearts and minds good with your vote. Please record. 24 and0 resolution passes. Sir, I was just going to say how much time you did.

I know. Well, after Dale got on me, I kind of leaned up a little bit, so sorry. Any old business to come before this body tonight? Any Commissioner Evans? Mine's for new business. How about new business? I just wanted to respond to some public comment earlier. Um, I think Mr. Um, Young is gone. But just want to point out that Ridgewater subdivision is not in District 12. It's down off of Cooks Road somewhere. Yeah, that's Yeah. So, being I got called out, I just want to set that straight.

I understand the feeling. Uh, Commissioner Fields. Yes, Mr. Mayor. I just I just want to commend you on you're looking into the future series that you've been conducting. And if you haven't thoroughly encourage attend the next one I believe is in July or June in June and the one we just got through doing which it was really good information is on YouTube so if you can watch that some it may help you answer some questions for some of the citizens. Yeah, thank you for that. Anything else to come before the body? Motion to adjourn. Motion to adjurnn. All in favor say I. We are journ