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
- Click HERE to see progress towards our 2023-2026 strategic plan goals.
Employment Opportunities
- Click HERE for a list of current job openings.
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.
- 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.
- 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!
Community Development
- This Week
- 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.
- Next Week
- 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
- 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.