And whenever you are
>> [clears throat]
» I call the meeting to order for Monday,
July 20th, 2026. Please rise for the
pledge.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America
and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.
» I'd like to ask Rick Crawford to lead us
in prayer.
>> Let's pray.
Father, we're thankful to you for the
day that you made for us today and for
the blessings you sent us already.
We're thankful, Father, to you for the
blessing tonight of being able to be
here in this meeting and to represent
the people of Dyersburg.
Father, we ask as as representatives of
the people that you help us to make
decisions
that would make Dyersburg an even better
place.
Father, we pray that you'd help us to
search our hearts and our minds as we
make these decisions that to be the very
best and that everybody would benefit
from them.
Father, but most of all, we pray,
Father, that that you would help us to
always make decisions that in harmony
with your will.
And it's through Christ we pray. Amen.
>> Amen. Thank you.
Roll call, show all present tonight but
Mr. Baltimore. We have a quorum and can
conduct business.
Public comment, no one requested to
speak to the board tonight.
Approval of minutes, there is one
correction at the very top under call to
order. It's got Monday, June 1st. It
should be Monday, June 29th.
We will make that correction at city
hall. So, I entertain a motion to
approve the minutes
from June 29th.
Motion from Coach Cole, second from
Rick. Any discussion?
All in favor, say aye.
>> Aye.
>> Those opposed, motion carries. Next item
on the agenda, unfinished business.
No unfinished business.
Under new business, notice of public
hearing to be held August 17th, 2026,
request from Jason Road to appeal a
negative recommendation of a re-zoner
request by the Dyersburg Regional
Planning Commission that met on July
2nd, 2026.
Property location is 2227 Lake Road in
Dyersburg, Tennessee. I think that was
in y'all's packet, all the information
about that. I entertain a motion to
approve this notice of the public
hearing to be held August 17th.
>> So moved.
>> Motion from Dennis Moody, second.
>> Second.
>> Ricky Hammond.
All in favor say aye.
>> Aye.
>> Those opposed, motion carries.
Item B, resolution 0720-2026.
Resolution authorizing City of Dyersburg
to participate in the TML Risk
Management Pool Safety Partners Loss
Control Matching Grant Program. This is
something that we do every year to get
reimbursed for
equipment or things that we use to
reduce our losses through TIG.
Oversees this, and I just say that
$2,500 or $3,000.
I entertain a motion for us to apply for
this.
>> Motion.
from Rick Crawford, second.
>> Second.
>> Edward Burks.
All in favor say aye.
>> Aye.
>> Those opposed, motion carries.
Next item on the agenda, bids.
Those are on the last two pages, items 1
2 3
5 6 7 were all budgeted
during the budget process, so we don't
need a motion or a second on those. The
last one,
codes and fire department, Brink Drone,
purpose new drone for precarious and or
hazardous tasks for codes and fire,
using ARPA funds, notification
sourcewell contract,
amount $35,998.25.
The recommendation is uh
to award the bid to Brink Drone
out Seattle, Washington.
>> So moved.
>> Motion from Dennis Moody's our second.
>> Second.
from Coach Cole. Any discussion?
>> Is it one drone?
>> It's for one drone. Yes, sir.
It is.
>> That's a good price for what they're
going today.
>> Yeah, we we use a lot of them at work.
They are expensive.
» Any more questions?
All in favor say aye.
>> Aye.
>> Those opposed, motion carries. Uh next
on the agenda, report from Alderman
Edward.
>> No report.
>> Coach Cole.
>> Yeah, I just want to thank the police
department for
opening the chambers so I get my phone
last week. That's the second time I've
walked off and left my phone here.
Uh thank you to the
young men and women who were assisted
me. And number two,
uh
Mayor, I want to just say thank
for what you've just done
uh for me for community. The work you've
just put in.
A lot of people don't understand how
much work it is to get
property
taken care of that's vacant.
And the time and the effort that's put
in. Uh
I know we you sometimes hear remarks
that you're not doing,
but
they don't put a lot of people don't
understand what it takes to run down
vac- uh
owners who are not in the city or the
state. And appreciate your time and
effort and your departments.
>> Okay, thank you. And codes folks and
street department uh
do a very good job with that and it does
take time and
um
it's a challenge at times. Be honest
with you. Certainly is. Thank you. Rick.
>> No report.
>> Ricky.
>> Uh yeah, one thing Mayor, spent some
time this weekend with all weight with
my grand boys and took them down to the
uh
splash pad. Had a big time. Folks that
hadn't uh
experienced that, take them grandkids
down there.
Uh it's beautiful facility uh
and being well
uh
it's it's well being well used. Uh
there's there's there's a lot of folks
down there and and uh
and it it it made me proud that uh
you know that we can offer the
citizens and especially our youth uh a
facility like that to use.
That's all I got, mayor.
>> All right, thank you. Joey?
>> No report.
>> Dennis?
>> No report.
>> Fineta?
>> No report.
>> So, I left on your uh thing about Let me
see that, Coach Cole, real quick. We put
on our social media platforms.
Um about public notice, Canadian
Railroad will have Roberts Avenue at
Cedar Street closed starting today at
6:00. We put that out a couple of times.
Just want to remind people that will be
closed. That's the crossing down there
on Cedar Street till 3:00 on Saturday,
July 25th. So, we've notified all the
emergency personnel and
uh all the folks that um may have to go
down there in turn in terms of
emergency. So, just want to make that uh
known tonight as well. So, with that,
we're adjourned. Thank you.