Monthly board meetings are open to the public.
Board meetings are held in the City Hall boardroom, at 6pm, the first Monday of each month.
CITY OF MADISONVILLE
BOARD MEETING
August 3, 2026
6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR
Prayer
Pledge
ROLL CALL BY RECORDER
Chris Bowers
Rhonda Cooley
Ed Dawson
Nancy Franklin
Danny Long
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
July 6, 2026 Minutes
PUBLIC COMMENTS
1)Susan Saunders to Talk About Sales Tax Increase and a Kiwanis Bench
COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR
COMMUNICATIONS FROM RECORDER
1) Set Date and Time for a Town Hall Informational Meeting Regarding the Sales Tax Increase Referendum
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND OTHER
OFFICERS.
CHRIS BOWERS – 1) Proposal for Traffic Engineering Study
2) Motion to Award Bid for the Asphalt Overlay on the Streets
RHONDA COOLEY – 1) Motion to Place a Structure on City Property for Machinery and Equipment
ED DAWSON – 1) Motion to Advertise for a Part Time Police Officer
2) Motion to Advertise for 2 Full Time Police Officers
3) Motion to Approve the Revised EOC Internet Service Contract Between the City and County
NANCY FRANKLIN – 1) Discuss Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program
DANNY LONG- 1)
DANNY DYER- 1) 2nd and Final Reading of Ordinance 26-396-O An Ordinance Amending the “Zoning Map of Madisonville, Tennessee”, by Adding Parcel 013.00 of Monroe County Tax Map, Group A as R-2, High Density Residential District
2) 2nd and Final Reading of Ordinance 26-401-O An Ordinance Amending Madisonville Municipal Code Title 8, Chapter 2 Section 8-212- Where Establishments May be Located
3) 2nd and Final Reading of Ordinance 26-402-O An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of Madisonville, Tennessee by Rezoning Parcel 021.00, Monroe County Tax Map 067D, Group H, Tellico St., Approximately .23 Acres From C-2, Central Business District, to R-1, Low Density Residential District
4) 2nd and Final Reading of Ordinance 26-404-O An Ordinance Amending the “Zoning Map of Madisonville, Tennessee”, by Rezoning Parcel 009.00 of Monroe County Tax Map 067O, Group C, from R-1, Low Density Residential District, to C-3 Highway Business District
5) 2nd and Final Reading of Ordinance 26-405-O An Ordinance Contracting the City Limits of Madisonville, Tennessee by Deannexation of Parcel 42.01 of Monroe County Tax Map 66-E, Group A
6) 2nd and Final Reading of Ordinance 26-406-O An Ordinance to Increase the Sales and Use Tax in the City of Madisonville from 2.25% to 2.75%
Heather Jones– Library Update and Financial Reports
Kevin Standridge–
Main Street Director–
OLD BUSINESS-
NEW BUSINESS-
1) Brandy Gentry- Taste of Monroe
2) Janet Ruppell- Discussion about Sales Tax Increase
EXECUTIVE SESSION-
1) Discussion of Potential Enforcement Action Against Cook Street Property