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» I call the meeting to order for Monday,

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July 20th, 2026. Please rise for the

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pledge.

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>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America

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and to the republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible, with

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liberty and justice for all.

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» I'd like to ask Rick Crawford to lead us

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in prayer.

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>> Let's pray.

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Father, we're thankful to you for the

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day that you made for us today and for

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the blessings you sent us already.

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We're thankful, Father, to you for the

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blessing tonight of being able to be

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here in this meeting and to represent

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the people of Dyersburg.

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Father, we ask as as representatives of

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the people that you help us to make

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decisions

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that would make Dyersburg an even better

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place.

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Father, we pray that you'd help us to

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search our hearts and our minds as we

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make these decisions that to be the very

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best and that everybody would benefit

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from them.

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Father, but most of all, we pray,

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Father, that that you would help us to

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always make decisions that in harmony

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with your will.

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And it's through Christ we pray. Amen.

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>> Amen. Thank you.

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Roll call, show all present tonight but

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Mr. Baltimore. We have a quorum and can

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conduct business.

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Public comment, no one requested to

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speak to the board tonight.

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Approval of minutes, there is one

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correction at the very top under call to

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order. It's got Monday, June 1st. It

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should be Monday, June 29th.

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We will make that correction at city

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hall. So, I entertain a motion to

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approve the minutes

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from June 29th.

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Motion from Coach Cole, second from

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Rick. Any discussion?

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All in favor, say aye.

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>> Those opposed, motion carries. Next item

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on the agenda, unfinished business.

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No unfinished business.

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Under new business, notice of public

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hearing to be held August 17th, 2026,

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request from Jason Road to appeal a

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negative recommendation of a re-zoner

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request by the Dyersburg Regional

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Planning Commission that met on July

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2nd, 2026.

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Property location is 2227 Lake Road in

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Dyersburg, Tennessee. I think that was

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in y'all's packet, all the information

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about that. I entertain a motion to

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approve this notice of the public

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hearing to be held August 17th.

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>> So moved.

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>> Motion from Dennis Moody, second.

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>> Ricky Hammond.

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All in favor say aye.

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>> Those opposed, motion carries.

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Item B, resolution 0720-2026.

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Resolution authorizing City of Dyersburg

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to participate in the TML Risk

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Management Pool Safety Partners Loss

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Control Matching Grant Program. This is

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something that we do every year to get

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reimbursed for

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equipment or things that we use to

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reduce our losses through TIG.

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$2,500 or $3,000.

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from Rick Crawford, second.

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during the budget process, so we don't

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need a motion or a second on those. The

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last one,

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codes and fire department, Brink Drone,

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purpose new drone for precarious and or

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hazardous tasks for codes and fire,

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using ARPA funds, notification

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sourcewell contract,

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amount $35,998.25.

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to award the bid to Brink Drone

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out Seattle, Washington.

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from Coach Cole. Any discussion?

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>> That's a good price for what they're

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department for

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opening the chambers so I get my phone

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last week. That's the second time I've

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walked off and left my phone here.

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young men and women who were assisted

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me. And number two,

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Mayor, I want to just say thank

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for what you've just done

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uh for me for community. The work you've

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just put in.

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much work it is to get

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property

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taken care of that's vacant.

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in. Uh

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that you're not doing,

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they don't put a lot of people don't

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understand what it takes to run down

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vac- uh

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owners who are not in the city or the

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state. And appreciate your time and

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effort and your departments.

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street department uh

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do a very good job with that and it does

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take time and

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it's a challenge at times. Be honest

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with you. Certainly is. Thank you. Rick.

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>> Ricky.

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>> Uh yeah, one thing Mayor, spent some

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time this weekend with all weight with

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my grand boys and took them down to the

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splash pad. Had a big time. Folks that

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hadn't uh

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experienced that, take them grandkids

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it's it's well being well used. Uh

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there's there's there's a lot of folks

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and it it it made me proud that uh

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you know that we can offer the

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citizens and especially our youth uh a

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facility like that to use.

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That's all I got, mayor.

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>> All right, thank you. Joey?

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>> So, I left on your uh thing about Let me

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see that, Coach Cole, real quick. We put

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on our social media platforms.

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Um about public notice, Canadian

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Railroad will have Roberts Avenue at

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Cedar Street closed starting today at

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6:00. We put that out a couple of times.

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Just want to remind people that will be

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closed. That's the crossing down there

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on Cedar Street till 3:00 on Saturday,

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July 25th. So, we've notified all the

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emergency personnel and

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uh all the folks that um may have to go

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down there in turn in terms of

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emergency. So, just want to make that uh

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known tonight as well. So, with that,

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we're adjourned. Thank you.