[0:07] County Commission meeting of March the
17 2025 and uh take this opportunity to
[0:12] welcome all of our guests here tonight
thank you for being here invite you to
[0:16] come back any opportunity that you might
have this time I'll introduce
[0:20] commissioner Rick Brown uh for our
prayer and
[0:28] pledge thank you mayor yes
[0:32] sir good evening Commissioners guests
and those at home today I have the
[0:38] privilege to
introduce two fine people one is Tiffany
[0:43] Kelly and the other Delaney Kane and
they're with Tennessee kids belong and
[0:49] they're going to lead us off with a
little bit about what Tennessee kids
[0:53] belong is about and then offer a prayer
and the
[0:58] pledge thank you thank you for having us
too good evening I'm Tiffany Kelly I'm
[1:03] with Tennessee kids belong and we exist
to equip leaders to enhance the
[1:07] experience and change the outcomes for
kids in foster care and we primarily do
[1:12] that through family recruitment whether
it is through foster care um or adoptive
[1:17] families um much like Delaney here who
was adopted uh two weeks before attorney
[1:22] 18 at 17 years old through a recruitment
video that was seen by a family um that
[1:28] desired to grow their family and provide
a safe place and a sense of belonging
[1:32] and so our efforts are to walk alongside
the Department of children's services
[1:36] and other child placing agencies to
bring people in and to recruit more
[1:40] families to meet the need we also feel
though it it's very irresponsible to
[1:44] recruit more Foster families without
simultaneously recruiting the support
[1:48] system that is needed to walk alongside
these families and bolster them up about
[1:53] 50% of foster families uh burn out um
due to the lack of social support um
[1:59] around a year
and our goal is to really build a
[2:02] community that says we see you we
support you and we want to walk
[2:05] alongside you so that you can keep
saying yes to the kids that need stable
[2:10] loving safe homes um whether it is to
get them back to the caregiver that they
[2:17] have um left or to a permanent adoptive
family and so we recruit in the
[2:22] community by bringing businesses in
helping Business Leaders build Foster
[2:26] friendly HR policies um offering local
uh uh offering local constituents uh
[2:33] discounts on goods and services so a
free birthday cake discounted trampoline
[2:37] park passes oftentimes families say the
one thing that they um decrease in their
[2:43] home is that re Recreation and those are
opportunities where we provide stable
[2:48] and loving and caring environments um
that are normal for our kids and so we
[2:52] want businesses to find their yes and
that's a great Avenue to do so and then
[2:56] we also equip our faith leaders our
churches in the community
[3:00] Christians are three times more likely
to step into foster care and adoption
[3:04] because of the call and so we want to
make sure that they're doing that right
[3:07] and our goal is to build Foster friendly
churches churches that are trauma
[3:11] informed churches that are cons
consistently and routinely serving and
[3:17] supporting these families through
wraparound support parent night outs and
[3:21] offering uh support along alongside them
in addition to talking about it in a way
[3:27] where um it is from a public platform or
main Gathering but offering the right
[3:33] language and encouraging others um and
bringing that education to families
[3:37] because again not a lot of us know a lot
about foster care until you have it in
[3:41] your home or in your family or in your
community or until you know somebody and
[3:45] then you start seeing the needs so our
goal and our efforts is to really build
[3:49] a foster friendly Community a foster
friendly state of Tennessee so that when
[3:54] somebody says I came from foster care
I'm a foster parent or I know a foster
[3:59] parent you guys can say hey I know how
to show up I know how to say I'm I'm
[4:05] going to walk alongside this journey
with you um so that we can keep our
[4:09] families providing safe stable places
for kids in care that need them at this
[4:13] time so thank you for letting me share a
little bit about Tennessee kids belong
[4:17] and I'll go into our prayer please
[4:24] rise Lord thank you for the opportunity
to come together this evening God we ask
[4:29] that you maximize the efforts and
drawing awareness to the needs of our
[4:32] community specifically Lord I just pray
that um you cover our foster care
[4:37] community and our children with great
care we pray you unite efforts of the
[4:41] community through our government local
businesses faith and creative
[4:45] communities to meet those needs
collectively and collaboratively we pray
[4:49] for the kids in care for safety
protection healing and a sense of
[4:54] belonging we pray for those foster
families serving the kids for strength
[4:58] and fortitude and for more of the right
families to step forward and serve the
[5:01] 8700 kids in foster care Tennessee we
pray for the social workers and the
[5:06] front line staff during this hard season
of overwhelming loads and the lack of
[5:11] staff and unknown resources but most of
all Lord we pray for the community may
[5:15] we find our yes in serving and wrapping
around families who serve Youth and care
[5:20] we also pray for tonight Lord for the
members of the commission leadership the
[5:24] opportunity that they have to serve and
advocate for the constituents and the
[5:28] community of Wilson County we pray for
guidance and Effectiveness in their
[5:31] service as well as wisdom and
discernment in their decision- making
[5:35] Lord let your will be done in your
precious name amen
[5:41] amen would you like to Le
[5:47] us I pledge Ali to the FL of the United
States of
[5:52] America repblic which stands one nation
under God indivisible
[6:06] thank you both and thank you for sharing
with us tonight thank you this time if
[6:11] you will press uh yes on your panel to
record your presence at tonight's
[6:15] meeting commissioner da did call ahead
of time and said he would not be here
[6:26] tonight you good
[6:30] who's that
who
[6:34] who commissioner scrug work won't work
Cory can you help
[6:42] me you can make it
[6:46] work
yeah
[6:51] 23 23 present two absent this time uh
anyone wishing to speak before the
[6:56] County Commission would ask you to step
forward to the back state your name and
[7:00] address for the record if you're here
for the public hearing uh on property on
[7:04] Highway 109 there'll be a separate
public hearing for that but anyone else
[7:08] that would like to address the
commission this is the opportunity for
[7:11] you to do
so CNN we'll close public comment period
[7:16] and we'll move on to the steering
committee commissioner Fields
[7:19] yes chairman the steering committee of
the commission made reg session on
[7:24] Thursday March the 6 2025 in the County
Commission meeting room in the the
[7:30] courthouse everybody has a copy of those
minutes I've move they be received and
[7:35] filed got a motion and a second any
discussion CN and all in favor say I I
[7:40] adoption of agenda commissioner Fields
yes everybody should have a copy of the
[7:44] agenda if there are no additions or
subtractions I move that we adopt the
[7:49] agenda discussion see n all in favor say
I I and then consent agenda we don't
[7:55] have any correct no sir okay we'll move
on now I'll ask um Steve Gatlin to come
[8:00] forward Steve is our Animal Control
director for Wilson County and also with
[8:05] him I'd love to ask commissioner Breeze
commissioner Glover and commissioner
[8:09] Marlo to ad join him um as he addresses
the commission
[8:19] tonight thank you Mr Mayor good evening
everyone um it is uh a exciting night
[8:26] for animal control I um they've got a
lot of volunteers here and I I just want
[8:32] to thank everybody that volunteers I
think uh especially looking up here at
[8:37] all these things Tennessee truly is a
volunteer state and uh we are proud of
[8:42] what um we accomplished in this County
and uh we all work together and I just
[8:47] uh in my uh 30 years of Public Service I
have always been amazed at the folks
[8:53] that step forward and volunteer their
time to help our community when I worked
[8:58] at the Sheriff's Department you had the
senior citizens awareness Network and
[9:01] you had the the folks with the citizens
police academy and I just always thought
[9:06] that that was wonderful that people
would step forward and help and and uh
[9:11] do that just to be with their Community
um like I said we have some folks here
[9:16] from our volunteer program uh with
Wilson County Animal Control and I'm
[9:20] really proud um tonight to be able to uh
to introduce someone that's perhaps our
[9:26] first volunteer um before I do that um I
see that Mary Scruggs is with us tonight
[9:33] my predecessor I'm not the I'm not the
first director of Animal Control I'm the
[9:37] second so just wondering Mary would you
come up here and stand with us while we
[9:40] do
this Miss Mary did an outstanding job as
[9:45] a director of Wilson County Animal
Control and we got it started all by
[9:48] itself as a single Department appreciate
her and her diligence to make it a
[9:53] successful program and uh like I was
saying I would like to uh introduce like
[9:59] I said perhaps our first volunteer for
animal control and a person that meant a
[10:04] lot to me and has meant a lot to the
county and really helped shape animal
[10:07] control the way it is today um Nancy
would you come up
[10:13] here I don't think she was expecting
this Miss Nancy Andrews and I'll turn
[10:20] this over to commissioner
[10:25] Breeze well Nancy makes her way up here
we um I think we're successful in our
[10:29] surprise
[10:33] I Nancy has served on the animal control
committee for 14 years and as you'll
[10:39] hear through her
Proclamation her history as to how she
[10:45] helped actually get animal control
started in Wilson County and helped make
[10:49] it the program that it is
today resolution of the board of County
[10:53] commissioners of Wilson County Tennessee
and appreciation for the contributions
[10:57] of Nancy Andrews to animal control in
Wilson County whereas Nancy Andrews is a
[11:02] person very active in outdoor activities
including hiking and bicycling and
[11:06] whereas prior to September 11th 2009 in
the afternoon Nancy Andrew had not been
[11:12] involved with Wilson Kenny Animal
Control when on that day on posy Hill
[11:16] Road in rural West Wilson County she was
riding her bicycle training for the
[11:20] upcoming Cedars of Lebanon
Triathlon when three dogs began to chase
[11:25] her and whereas as she continued
pedaling her bicycle trying to escape
[11:28] the dog the larger dog grabbed her leg
tearing her calf causing a bloody deep
[11:33] wound that would take 13 stitches to
close and whereas after calls for help
[11:38] she begins a journey involving several
Departments of Wilson County government
[11:41] including the Sheriff's Office the
Wilson County Health Department and
[11:45] Wilson County Animal Control where it
seems when discussing the attack she
[11:49] discovers that there's not a clear line
of responsibility for who takes charge
[11:52] of investigating and Prosecuting dog
bites in Wilson County and whereas while
[11:57] the attacking dog was ultimately
compounded in the custody of the owner
[12:01] Mrs Andrews began to think about how
this type of attack which is bound to be
[12:05] repeated in Wilson County in the coming
years could best be handled and whereas
[12:10] after that event Nancy Andrews became
interested in Wilson County Animal
[12:13] Control and was ultimately appointed as
a citizen representative on the animal
[12:18] control committee in its Inception in
August of 2010 and whereas Nancy Andrews
[12:23] served continuously being reappointed to
her position several times over the next
[12:27] few years until she chose in 2024 not to
serve any further on the committee and
[12:33] whereas during that time great strides
and improvements were made in Wilson
[12:36] County Animal Control which has been a
great service to all citizens of Wilson
[12:40] County whereas Nancy Andrews in her role
in the committee assisted encouraged and
[12:45] supported Mary scrubs in the
improvements and advancements made in
[12:48] Wilson County Animal Control and whereas
Animal Control director Mary scrubs
[12:52] describes the service of Nancy Anders as
a person who was always there for animal
[12:56] control whenever she was needed it was a
pleasure to have on the animal control
[13:01] committee now therefore be it resolved
by the board of County commissioners of
[13:04] Wilson County Tennessee that we hereby
express our appreciation to Nancy
[13:09] Andrews for her 14 years of service on
the animal control committee and her
[13:14] commitment to and support of making
improvements and advancements in Wilson
[13:18] County Animal Control that have and
continue to benefit all citizens of our
[13:22] great
County all in favor say I
[13:27] [Applause]
[13:44] oh my goodness um I just want to say
what an honor and a privilege it's been
[13:48] to serve the county um and how far we've
come I'm so proud of how far we've come
[13:54] and proud of Mary and Steve you're just
doing great things and um I'm just I'm
[13:59] just very happy to have had a small role
to play in making Wilson County a safer
[14:05] place for the residents in our pets so
thank you thank you
[14:14] [Applause]
[14:29] this time we will hold a public hearing
to consider an amendment to the land use
[14:32] plan and the resoning request at the
same time dur a motion to go out of
[14:37] session any discussion on that seeing
none all in favor say
[14:41] I Mr Christopher lws will be here to
present this property for
[14:49] you a public hearing will be held before
the Wilson County Commission on Monday
[14:54] March 17 2025 at 7 p.m. or thereafter in
the County Commission room of the Wilson
[14:59] County courthouse located at 228 East
Main Street Lebanon Tennessee to hear
[15:04] comments on the following um the
application that has been made by Dan
[15:08] curry curry surveying with permission
from property owner Matt Bryson doing
[15:13] business as Mappy Inc requesting a land
use plan Amendment from low
[15:18] density from low density residential to
high density low intensity commercial
[15:23] uses and a rezoning of the same property
from A1 agricultural to C3 Highway
[15:28] commercial prop property the property is
located at 8695 Highway 109 North the
[15:34] property contains approximately 1.22
acres and his further reference is
[15:38] Wilson County tax map 13 parcel 36 a
copy of this request has been on file at
[15:43] the planning office located at 228 East
Main Street anyone Desiring to comment
[15:48] upon this is requested to
attend you here at this time I love to
[15:53] speak on this property if you would step
forward to the back Podium state your
[15:56] name and address for the record
[16:03] thank you mayor hudo uh ladies and
gentlemen of the commission my name is
[16:06] Matt Bryson I reside at 2607 C man Road
here in lman Tennessee and I do live in
[16:14] The District in which this application
has been submitted and I'm here to
[16:18] answer any questions that might come up
thank you thank you so much anyone else
[16:23] is wishing to speak on the
[16:26] property seeing no one will'll close
public comment period I'll go back into
[16:29] session or hear a
motion all in favor say I
[16:34] Christopher all right again
Commissioners the application has been
[16:38] made by Dan curry curry surveying with
permission for property owner Matt
[16:41] Bryson who you've just heard from for
Mappy Inc is requesting a l use
[16:46] Amendment from low density residential
area to high density low intensity
[16:50] commercial and a resoning of that same
property from A1 agricultural to C3
[16:55] Highway commercial again the property is
8695 Highway 109 North 1.22 Acres um the
[17:02] land use plan Amendment and the rezoning
of property request was presented to the
[17:07] Wilson County Planning Commission on F
Friday February 21st 2025 and is being
[17:12] forward to the Wilson County Commission
with a positive recommendation for both
[17:17] and commissioner McFarland's District so
I'll go to him
[17:20] first yes our fellow Commissioners uh
Matt Bry is an honorable gentleman in
[17:25] our area and he wants to put his
business in there he has a business
[17:28] similar to this in the gallon area W to
be able to serve Lebanon and gallon with
[17:33] his uh with his business long hair and
tractor type thing it's an ideal place
[17:38] for it had no complaints about it
makeing motion we approve I got a motion
[17:43] second any discussion now from
anybody seeing none you ready to vote
[17:47] all in favor say I any opposed let the
record reflect it was unanimous thank
[17:53] you Mr
Christopher report for minutes committee
[17:57] commissioner fields
[18:01] met on regular session on Thursday March
6 2025 in the upstar conference room
[18:06] copy of those minutes are in your packet
I move that they be received and filed
[18:11] any discussion seeing none all in favor
say I I reading of the
[18:16] minutes any discussion see and all in
favor say I this time I'd like to
[18:21] introduce Miss Sarah Davenport she will
present the governor volunteer star or
[18:26] War winners to you tonight uh
sir I thank you for the work that you do
[18:31] on this program year in and year
[18:35] out thank you mayor huto good evening
Commissioners I'd like to ask Mr John
[18:40] McMillan uh to join me up front as well
as Miss Regina garton and Debbie peray
[18:46] if she is here I'm not sure if she's
here and then also Mr Kurt Baker and
[18:50] cult Baker if you would come forward
please tonight it is my honor to
[18:57] introduce you to just a small portion of
Wilson County's volunteer population
[19:02] each year Wilson County participates in
the governor's volunteer Stars Awards
[19:06] program the goal is to recognize
outstanding volunteers who go above and
[19:11] beyond for their communities and
surrounding communities this year the
[19:15] Wilson County gvsa Coordinating
Committee which is comprised of myself
[19:19] along with Miss Regina girton Mr John
McMillan and Miss Debbie parade was
[19:23] asked to choose just one adult and youth
winner to be recognized at a State
[19:29] banquet that was held back in February
as you can imagine that was no easy task
[19:34] Wilson County is blessed with the most
caring compassionate people and naming
[19:38] one volunteer effort over another is
next to impossible so that's why we're
[19:42] here tonight we want to honor all of the
nominees for this who were nominated for
[19:47] this award because to us they're all
winners without their efforts Wilson
[19:50] County wouldn't have its Stellar
reputation for answering a cry for help
[19:54] I want to thank the Coordinating
Committee and also Wilson bacon Trust
[19:58] who graciously sponsors our award
plaques each year uh so what we're going
[20:02] to do now is as I call your name if you
would please join us up front and these
[20:06] folks are going to help me to pass out
these plaques if you would just remain
[20:10] here for a minute until we get everyone
here and then as we finish if you would
[20:14] exit to the door here on my right we'
just like to get a group picture of
[20:17] everyone with their plaque uh so without
any further delay here are your 2024
[20:22] Governor's volunteer Stars Wilson rodes
Inc nominated eight volunteers for the
[20:28] service they provide for our senior
population providing safe rides to
[20:31] doctor's appointments grocery shopping
and everything in between nominees
[20:36] included Miss Kathy
streets Ron
[20:41] tatlock Lucy de
benedetto and Diana
[20:47] Cavender also nominated from Wilson rinc
but unable to attend was Miss Nancy
[20:53] hodney Bob Morrison Joetta wood and
Carol Martin
[21:00] and also I'll apologize in advance if I
mispronounce your name I'm very
[21:10] sorry thank you
[21:17] guys if y'all can
[21:21] help new le sh on life and the joy
Clinic nominated two of their volunteers
[21:26] for outstanding work Miss Macy Thompson
and Miss Jean
[21:34] dravit we received two Nom nominees for
volunteers Who provided services for
[21:40] Hurricane Helen relief efforts Miss
Cindy Woody and Mr William
[21:50] shipper nominated for establishing and
running the Community Service Officer
[21:55] program Mr Richard frankic
[22:04] nominated for his volunteer work with
Wilson Rod's Inc the Chamber of Commerce
[22:09] Rotary Club and a host of other
volunteer efforts is Mr Greg
[22:17] Butler thank thank you we had two more
nominees who were unable to be with us
[22:22] tonight uh the first is Mr Randall
Clemens he was nominated by Wilson
[22:26] County promotions for his tire less
efforts throughout the year to make the
[22:30] Wilson County Fair Tennessee State Fair
among the top in the country so we um we
[22:35] miss him tonight but we did want to make
sure that he was recognized also miss
[22:39] Georgia flowers she was one of our youth
nominees and she's actually not here
[22:43] tonight because she is out doing some
volunteer work as we
[22:47] speak so we wanted to recognize her
though she was nominated for a work she
[22:52] does with run for water 84 days and then
she also volunteers with her school
[22:57] Friendship Christian
so we have two more left and these were
[23:01] actually the two that were chosen as the
quote unquote winner the state will only
[23:05] let us choose one adult and one youth
winner we have asked them in the past to
[23:11] let us do more and they won't do it
which is kind of the reason that we're
[23:14] here tonight for us to say we're going
to recognize all and you can't stop us
[23:18] so that's that's what we
do uh so our our youth winner for her
[23:23] outstanding volunteer efforts as a
member of the Mount Juliet High School
[23:26] Marine Corps Jr
the committee chose Wilson County's
[23:30] Youth winner Rachel Bloom
[23:36] [Applause]
[23:52] har and our adult winner for her
outstanding volunteer work with
[23:56] compassionate hands college F Church of
Christ fam Essentials and Phoebe
[24:00] connection we are proud to announce the
winner is Miss Claudia Lavine
[24:05] [Applause]
[24:31] just we and then I have one final extra
special award that I want to give to Mr
[24:36] Colt Baker for helping out pass out
Awards tonight there you go sir thank
[24:40] you so much
[24:44] [Applause]
thank you guys so much for everything
[25:00] that you do we really appreciate you um
and if you would we'd love to just if
[25:03] you could step outside the door here
we'd love to get a picture with you
[25:07] thank you to all our volunteers thank
you for being here tonight and letting
[25:10] us recognize
you also to all of our commissioners we
[25:14] would ask any volunteers you know that
we need to recognize please let us know
[25:17] it's an ongoing thing year round that we
try to get information just get that to
[25:22] Sarah and she will take care of you
Sarah again thank you for pulling us off
[25:27] tonight
Mr Baker Mr Baker
[25:37] Jr Mr Goodall are all the any additions
to the notary list are we good there a
[25:42] motion to approve the
notaries any discussion see none all in
[25:47] favor say I you are to appoint one
member to serve the unexpired term of Mr
[25:52] laon Myers um on the Industrial
Development board who has decided to
[25:55] step down due to health concerns this
term expired in January of 2030 I'd like
[26:00] to recommend for your consideration
former commissioner Mr Randy Hall uh
[26:05] information about him was in your packet
um what is your pleasure no move any
[26:10] discussion see I all in favor say I I
thank you so much report for the
[26:14] Emergency Management committee
commissioner Bernard you may met March 6
[26:19] at 5:00 upstairs in room your packet I
move they' be receiving file any
[26:25] discussion CNN all in favor say I
emergency manager director's report
[26:31] director Mr Brian
[26:34] Newberry Chief not ran
Newberry I got you thank you mayor yes
[26:41] sir
MERS you have the uh packet there that
[26:44] has the call volume in it uh some other
things going on of course doing the
[26:49] monthly uh sirene test outdoor warning
sirs the local emergency planning
[26:55] committee those have been meeting on a
regular basis as well
[26:58] with the local Partners uh in the
community uh three star workship of
[27:03] course the the EMA director's meeting
EMS medical director's meeting committee
[27:08] meeting at the EMA and budget and uh two
things coming up from an exercise
[27:13] standpoint the sheriff May allude to
this a little bit uh but we have uh an
[27:17] exercise with uh weo Music City Star
coming up I think that's April the 16th
[27:23] so you're welcome to join that it'll be
starting around 8:30 I think it is
[27:28] uh and it'll be at the platform over
here on the bypass so they are required
[27:33] by the federal rro commission to do that
every two years and we rotate between
[27:37] Nashville and Wilson County so it'll be
here this year uh with that uh they'll
[27:43] do a simulated uh train uh incident and
then uh we're also working with
[27:49] Vanderbilt Wilson County that uh will do
our treeage and we'll transport some to
[27:53] them so they can uh U you know go
through their drills that they would go
[27:58] through to uh for their ER and their
trauma teams and stuff since we have uh
[28:02] uh some extended trauma care here now in
Wilson County so we're working with them
[28:07] to uh to do that as well and then the um
uh semiannual uh smart uh training that
[28:14] we do with all the law enforcement
agencies uh fire and EMS in the county
[28:19] that'll be this Thursday at Friendship
Christian uh normally it been at a uh
[28:24] County school but we're doing it at
private this time so uh to get them
[28:29] involved as well so that will be
integrating uh with the active shooter
[28:34] component and also the rescue task force
which we're really uh focusing on this
[28:40] time where Fire EMS and law enforcement
will integrate his teams and go into
[28:44] those situations before they're you know
100% deemed safe uh so we can uh uh get
[28:50] victims out quicker and uh to the trauma
care that they might need uh then also
[28:56] we'll be doing tabletop EX exercise with
that on uh reunification and family
[29:01] assistance centers uh what to do with
all these you know if it's kids or
[29:06] whatever the situation might be to get
them back reunited with family members
[29:10] so we're we're working on that as a as a
county and all the cities as well with
[29:14] all those law enforcement and Public
Safety agencies so welcome to come out
[29:19] to that one as well and uh feel free to
come out to either one and be involved
[29:24] and and participate and watch it and
that's all I have mayor un let's you
[29:27] have any questions
uh that one starts at 8:00 at Friendship
[29:31] Christian on Thursday yes sir do have a
motion to approve the report and a
[29:35] second now discussion commissioner
Breeze I just want to say thank you for
[29:40] all of the weather reports over the
weekend I know Marty Heckman sent out
[29:44] multiple updates and I know that our
meteorologist I'm sure was involved with
[29:49] that so I just wanted to again say thank
you I was flying home on Saturday and I
[29:53] was able to share those reports with our
flight crew on the plane and they
[29:57] actually were very appreciative so what
you do reaches very far so thank you and
[30:03] with that uh the only damage that that
we saw uh was several road closures but
[30:09] other than that we we fared very well
you know where some did not so but thank
[30:14] you for that we'll pass it along
commissioner Gentry could you give the
[30:17] dates again for the exercises so April
the 16th is the train exercise March the
[30:24] 20th this Thursday is at Friendship
Christian okay and and they will be
[30:28] signage out on both ends of the uh
parking lots out there so hopefully
[30:33] they'll you know everybody will be aware
of that if they go by and it won't be
[30:37] like what's happening at Friendship
Christian on Facebook and stuff so uh
[30:40] we're working again with with the
sheriff's department and and we'll have
[30:43] the signage out there so hopefully that
won't be an
[30:46] issue that one will start at 8:00 and uh
as this Thursday and the one with the
[30:52] train I believe that starts at 8:30 okay
thank you any other questions for chief
[30:56] Newberry
all in favor say I I any opposed thank
[31:01] you Chief report from law enforcement
committee commissioner CTS law
[31:04] enforcement committee met on March 6
conference
[31:08] room be received and
filed any discussion see anyone all in
[31:13] favor say I sheriff's report sh Sheriff
Robert
[31:23] Bryan thank you mayor your report's in
your packet uh there's a couple of
[31:27] numbers that stick out to me uh you said
343 number on traffic enforcement
[31:34] locations that's the number of places
we've been trying to slow people down at
[31:39] across the county of that 1141 different
uh people have been stopped for speeding
[31:45] or different violations in this County
so that I just want you to know continue
[31:49] to let us know where these are we'll do
our best to get there but we have to
[31:53] stay one area and move to the next one
move the next one so it's Ono but
[31:58] they're out there trying to slow people
down uh as far as your report every all
[32:03] the numbers and everything seems to be
in in uh order for this time of year uh
[32:10] I do want to mention the two training
exercises the main one is this Thursday
[32:14] commissioner Mike Farland when you look
across the street you going to see a
[32:17] bunch of I'll be over there thank you we
may need your assistance okay um the uh
[32:23] but that's a big part of what we what
we've been planning everybody's seen
[32:27] what's the bad stuff that's been going
on in schools and and this is not the
[32:32] first one training exercise this will
not be the last one uh we've done
[32:37] several of these in county and going to
work on the city schools and uh what
[32:42] this does It prepares and this last one
we had in Nashville you sit there and
[32:47] watch it on the news
about you see just chaos and what we're
[32:53] doing is training our people Wilson
County Emergency Personnel of of how to
[32:58] handle it so we'll be prepared if praise
God it ever happens I hope it don't uh
[33:03] but we're continuing to train every day
as is to protect our kids and I want to
[33:08] thank the school system both school
systems and and we're at Friendship
[33:11] Christian you know that they they're
welcomeing with open arms to to come
[33:15] training during the weeks they're off
and and that's a big part of what we do
[33:18] is just being
prepared uh as far as that the Music
[33:23] City Star um we that I think that's the
second or third time we've done that uh
[33:29] it's a u I encourage you both these
exercises if y'all have time swing by
[33:35] okay it's it's it's a sight to see uh we
will not show you everything okay uh we
[33:40] will show you the high points uh but get
please get the word out that they're
[33:46] going to see a bunch of emergency
Personnel at the train tracks they're
[33:49] going to see a bunch of emergency
Personnel at Friendship Christian
[33:53] Thursday and we're going to do our best
put it on social media so everybody be
[33:56] aware what's going on that concludes my
report unless there's any questions
[34:00] approve any discussion see any all in
favor say I thank you Sheriff thank you
[34:06] report from education committee
commissioner Marlo education committee
[34:14] met reive and any discussion seeing none
all in favor say I director of schools
[34:20] report Mr Jeff
[34:26] Lal thank you mayor you do have my
report in your packet uh Continue to
[34:31] update you on our enrollment numbers do
want to point out one thing on
[34:36] enrollment we are up of course but
outgoing seniors this year expecting to
[34:41] graduate
683 and incoming freshman class is
[34:45] expected to be
1924 so that that that's a number we
[34:50] watch and you put that on a fouryear
average looking at your high schools uh
[34:54] it's a good indicator and there's some
more numbers in there you can look at
[34:58] shows that right now our growth seems to
be in 6 to 12 this year which is a flip
[35:02] what it's been the last two years um do
provide enrollment by each school have a
[35:08] Personnel Daye Personnel update uh we
welcome Lanna Sullivan to Lake View
[35:14] Elementary as a new assistant principal
she's not new to Wilson County school
[35:17] she's been serving GL Elementary as an
instructional coach uh and and we're
[35:22] excited about her uh the work she's
going to do at Lake View as assistant
[35:27] principal
uh prek and new stent
[35:30] enrollment is now open and we're
monitoring that daily and and expect
[35:35] some of these numbers to change in the
next couple months as we get these
[35:37] applications in uh we will be hosting a
teacher recruitment Fair Thursday April
[35:43] the 10th at ATC and this is our big uh
recruitment Fair we do one in December
[35:48] for December graduates and uh I've
already got some generic postings and uh
[35:54] expect a big turnout I will say that
certified we're better shape in in our
[36:00] classroom teachers we've been probably
since I've been director I think we're
[36:03] down to less than 20 uh and and most of
those being in special education we are
[36:09] seeing an uptick in in drawing
applicants to Wilson County and that's a
[36:15] testament to some of the things we've
done with pay and our benefits and thank
[36:19] you for for your support in that uh do
do want to highlight this time of year
[36:24] the sheriff said safety's always on our
mind and there's there's two reporting
[36:28] tools that we were getting out there as
much as possible this month One Is Safe
[36:33] Tennessee it's through the Homeland
Security in Tennessee uh state
[36:37] government it's an app it's downloadable
to a phone and it's Anonymous Reporting
[36:42] System it's 247 access and it's a great
place if if if you have children or
[36:48] grandchildren come home saying something
they've heard something just to
[36:51] immediately go to that and they will
Begin work on that immediately and and
[36:57] look at that and so I encourage you to
know about that app again it's safe
[37:01] Tennessee you go to just download it
it's a great app to have also our
[37:07] sheriff department has a a reporting
form that you can go online and that has
[37:13] both of these apps we've had threats
come through and that's like after hours
[37:19] that is a great place for us to get
information and and they will trust me
[37:23] it will be looked at immediately and and
they do a great job with that uh and
[37:28] thank the sheriff's office for providing
that that's been a great uh Network for
[37:33] community members parents uh Aunts
Uncles just hear something and our motto
[37:39] is if you if you hear a threat report it
don't post it report it to law
[37:44] enforcement and let them be the first
ones to get their hands on it uh that's
[37:49] so important and and the world it's it's
hard to track down social media when
[37:54] you've got somebody hears something and
they put it on and it just goes
[37:57] everywhere but if if we can educate
people to where to report it it be much
[38:02] more efficient in in getting a hold of
the information checking out providing
[38:07] safe schools uh we did have a great
turnout screen agers it was the last uh
[38:13] uh parent student event partnering with
drug free willco and some other partners
[38:18] Our Family Resource Center and uh
February 27 the Capitol Theater was
[38:23] almost packed out great turnout and and
this message and this this opportunity
[38:28] was to learn more about technology and
how social media and internet influences
[38:34] students even touched on how how it
influences in alcohol and vaping and
[38:39] advertising it was a great event it's
our second event we've had this year and
[38:43] we're continuing to do things in the
community to try to partner with our
[38:47] parents to inform us and to be able to
share information for the betterment of
[38:51] our students inclement
weather hope no more I hope spring is
[38:56] here uh we have three days remaining uh
we were out February 19th 20 21st so
[39:03] we've used seven of our stockpile days
we have three remaining construction
[39:07] project updates on Lardo Elementary have
a report attached in Central Pike steel
[39:12] sight progress work site work is in
progress I'll be attending a meeting
[39:17] there this week to get a little more
information on how far that project is
[39:21] that is my report I'll be glad to answer
any
[39:24] questions I got a motion to Second
commissioner jent
[39:29] yeah other states have moved to limit
cell phon in the schools do you have
[39:35] anything is the state moving to that or
locally are we moving to that well we
[39:40] we're already locally have several
schools that have different policies in
[39:45] place in their schools but there's a a
bill I believe it got passed into law
[39:49] last week waiting on Governor's
signature where that it's going to
[39:52] require us to uh the Lea to adopt a
policy that will limit be no cell phones
[40:00] during instruction time and reading the
bill there's some other things they can
[40:04] do if they decide to do that I know some
states have a little sack that when they
[40:09] come in they put it in they lock it they
can take their cell phone with them but
[40:12] they don't have to put anywhere yeah and
then when they leave the school they
[40:15] unlock it to get it
back is that's that's a higher
[40:20] technology solution it is but there's
also a higher cost with that exactly
[40:25] strictest size what what seems to be
working most of our teachers that are
[40:30] using a policy placing it in a
pocket in the room seems to be working
[40:35] great uh and but yeah there there is
some legislation we'll be looking at to
[40:40] adopt policiy thank you commissioner
Evans drove by the new Central Pike
[40:45] Elementary today and there's walls up
that's uh some good progress um but the
[40:50] road out front of that is terrible is
there any talk with TT about doing
[40:56] something to Central like before well
our part has a turning lane in there I
[41:01] understand the turning lane is fine but
the rest of the road is trash it is but
[41:05] I that's dot question for him that I I
can't I run the schools I don't run the
[41:11] road understand state road but we we in
part of the approval for that project
[41:15] was a long turning lane and that will be
part of the project well fingers crossed
[41:21] got you Chris Franklin yeah I just I had
kind of thing I had to go get a grandkid
[41:29] at West Wilson Middle School and I I ran
into your security system firsthand I
[41:33] just like to compliment you you can't
get in that school you have to be buzzed
[41:38] in you have to have approval you have to
have a number of things to uh to check a
[41:43] kid out appreciative and thank the staff
and everybody buying in to make that
[41:48] work efficient as it is it's good any
other comments or questions anybody all
[41:53] in favor say I and thank you director
report from public buildings committee
[41:58] commissioner
weathers Mr chairman the public
[42:02] buildings committee met Tuesday February
18 2025 at 6:45 in the upstairs
[42:07] conference room at the Wilson County
Courthouse the minutes were in your
[42:11] packet are removed they be received and
filed any discussion CN n all in favor
[42:16] say I uh act Center management
commissioner scrs report animal control
[42:22] commissioner Bree Animal Control met on
Tuesday March 4th at 5:00 p.m. in the
[42:26] conference room minutes in your packet I
Mo they be received and filed got a
[42:31] motion second any discussion see none
all in favor say I at this time Mr Steve
[42:37] Gatlin would you mind just stepping to
the back mic please introduce your team
[42:42] for animal control I know they're here
tonight and uh many times some of us
[42:47] don't know who's who so just a brief
introduction would be
[42:54] great so uh I've got uh my folks here
with me tonight and uh mayor wanted me
[42:59] to introduce them we've got um ACO Cory
Huckaby is here tonight right beside him
[43:05] is Sarah Thompson she's a kenl tech with
us um got on the back row here we got
[43:10] McKenzie Hicks she's a new kenel tech
with us and U right beside her is
[43:15] Kirsten Kamp uh of course we can't
forget um Natalie Wicks here who is our
[43:20] Kenn lead person and we have Miss Paula
who you all know cuz she's been here uh
[43:26] a long time 100 years 100 years that's
what I tell everybody I have a great
[43:30] group of people and we're really proud
of them all and I'm glad that they came
[43:33] here tonight to see how this works thank
y'all for being here appreciate what you
[43:37] do yeah thank you Mr
[43:42] Steve thank you audit commissioner
Glover no report Broadband commissioner
[43:47] Franklin no report develop and tourism
commissioner Brown no report ethics
[43:52] commissioner Rich no report Finance
commissioner cley no report health and
[43:56] Recreation commissioner Smith no report
uh insurance commissioner McFarland no
[44:00] report judicial commissioner Gentry no
report legislative adock commissioner
[44:05] cley no report plan and Zoning
commissioner McFarland plan zoning met
[44:10] onary 20 6m
minut any discussion CNN all in favor
[44:16] say I I rules commissioner Keith I
report Urban type facility board
[44:21] commissioner scrs
[44:29] I did the minutes did I did to
you okay all right so I don't have any
[44:36] okay all right um Finance director's
report Mr Aaron
[44:46] mayard St Patrick joke yes sir I don't
uh really have anything tonight I I
[44:51] dropped a letter on your desk which I
hope you all got a chance to see uh so
[44:55] we'll have some stuff coming out to you
by email
[44:57] shortly um otherwise uh I'm just here
for questions if there's anything you
[45:02] need to ask me any questions Mr
[45:07] Mayer any just all in favor say I report
from budget committee commissioner
[45:14] Marlo committee met March 6 in the
upstairs conference room your packet
[45:21] theyed and F any discussion seeing none
all in favor say I I resolutions
[45:26] Commission
[45:39] Marlo resolution
25-31 to amend the budget appropriation
[45:45] resolution by approving onetime Wilson
County board of education budget
[45:49] amendment
[45:52] 25-10 got motion second do I hear any
discussion seeing none are you ready to
[45:57] vote please cast your
[46:03] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[46:08] record 23 yes two ab resolution passes
resolution
[46:14] 2-3-2 to uh reflect revenues received
but not included in the original budget
[46:19] and to amend the budget and
appropriation resolution to make a
[46:22] one-time additional appropriation into
weima got a motion to Second discussion
[46:28] now CN n are you ready to vote please
cast your
[46:35] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[46:40] record 23 yes resolution passes
resolution
[46:45] 25-3 D3 to reflect revenues received but
not included in the original budget and
[46:51] to amend the budget and appropriation
resolution to make a one-time additional
[46:54] appropriation into weima
motion to approve second discussion
[47:00] seeing none are you ready to vote please
cast your
[47:07] vote commissioner weathers commissioner
[47:14] Glover all hearts and Minds good with
your vote please
[47:19] record 23 yes resolution passes
resolution 25-3 D4 to reflect Revenue
[47:27] received not included in their original
budget and to amend the budget
[47:30] appropriation resolution to make a
one-time additional appropriation into
[47:36] weima motion is second discussion now
seeing none are you ready to vote please
[47:42] cast your
[47:46] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[47:51] record 23 yes resolution passes
resolution 25
[47:57] 53-5 to amend the budget and
appropriation resolution to make an
[48:01] additional onetime appropriation from
general fund to
[48:05] trustee any discussion again none are
you ready to vote please cast your
[48:13] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[48:18] record 23 yes resolution passes
resolution
[48:23] 25-36 to amend the budget and
appropriation resolution ution to make
[48:27] an additional onetime appropriation from
general fund to Sheriff's Department
[48:32] other salaries and
wages discussion see none are you ready
[48:37] to vote please cast your
[48:41] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please record 23 yes resolution
[48:48] passes resolution 25- 3-7 to amend the
budget and appropriation resolution to
[48:54] make an additional onetime appropriation
from general fund to Sheriff's
[48:58] Department Food
Supplies discussion see none are you
[49:03] ready to vote please cast your
[49:09] vote Mr
Jones all hearts and Minds good with
[49:14] your
vote please
[49:17] record 23 yes resolution passes
resolution
[49:22] 25-38 to amend the budget and
appropriation resolution to make an
[49:26] addition one time appropriation from
general fund to Sheriff's Department
[49:30] other salaries and
wages got a motion to Second discussion
[49:36] see a none are you ready to vote please
cast your
[49:43] vote commissioner
[49:47] weathers all hearts and Minds good with
your
[49:50] vote please
record 23 yes resolution passes
[49:57] resolution
25-39 to amend the budget and
[50:00] appropriation resolution to make an
appropriation from general fund to the
[50:03] Sheriff's Department for medical
services second discussion seeana are
[50:10] you ready to vote please cast your
[50:16] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[50:23] record 22 yes one no resolution passes
resolution 25-3 d10 to amend the budget
[50:32] appropriation resolution for line item
transfers in Sheriff's
[50:36] Department second discussion seeing none
are you ready to vote please cast your
[50:46] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[50:51] record 23 yes resolution passes
resolution 25
[50:57] 5-3-1 to amend the budget and
appropriation
[51:00] resolution uh for line item transfers
and
[51:05] planning discussion seeing none are you
ready to vote please cast your
[51:13] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please record 23 yes resolution
[51:21] passes resolution
25-32 to amend the budget appropriation
[51:26] resolution to make an appropriation from
rural Debt Service fund for Bond
[51:33] payment to approve discussion now see
none are you ready to vote please cast
[51:39] your
[51:44] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[51:49] record
23s resolution passes resolution
[51:55] 25-33 to amend the budget and appro
appropriation resolution to make an
[52:00] appropriation from General Debt Service
fund for Bond
[52:05] payment discussion CN n are you ready to
vote please cast your
[52:14] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[52:20] record 23 yes resolution passes
resolution
[52:25] 25-34 14 to amend the budget and
appropriation resolution to make an
[52:29] appropriation from general fund to
County
[52:34] buildings discussion see none are you
ready to vote please cast your
[52:44] vote commissioner
weathers I didn't realize I missed
[52:49] commissioner Dow so much
tonight please record all hearts and
[52:53] Minds good with your vote please Accord
23 yes resolution passes resolution
[53:02] 25-35 to amend the budget and
appropriation resolution to make an
[53:06] appropriation from general fund to
County
[53:10] buildings discussion seeing none are you
ready to vote please cast your
[53:18] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[53:23] record 23 yes resolution passes
resolution
[53:29] 25-36 to reflect revenues received but
not included in their orinal budget and
[53:34] to amend the budget and appropriation
resolution to make an additional
[53:38] appropriation into
archives discussion seeing none are you
[53:43] ready to vote please cast your
[53:50] vote commissioner weathers commissioner
[53:54] kurts all hearts and Minds good with
with your
[53:57] vote please
record 23
[54:01] yes resolution passes resolution 25-3
d17 uh to amend the budget and
[54:08] appropriation resolution to make an
appropriation from Animal Control
[54:12] restricted Gretchen Wilson fund to
animal
[54:17] control discussion seeing none are you
ready to vote please cast your
[54:24] vote all heart mind's good with your
vote please
[54:29] record 23 yes resolution passes
resolution
[54:35] 2-3-18 to amend the budget appropriation
resolution to make an appropriation from
[54:40] Capital project fund to Wilson County
Road
[54:44] Commission motion discussion now seeing
none are you ready to vote please cast
[54:50] your
[54:55] vote all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[55:01] record 20 yes two no one
abstaining resolution
[55:09] passes resolution 25-3-2014
[55:29] all hearts and Minds good with your
vote please
[55:34] record 20 yes three no resolution
passes resolution 25-3
[55:42] D20 authorizing the purchase of the road
commission
[55:48] property Mo
discussion seeing none are you ready to
[55:53] vote please cast your vote
[56:00] all hearts and Minds good with your
[56:03] vote please
record 20 yes two no one
[56:09] exstension resolution passes resolution
25-3
[56:14] D21 approve and accept the bond of
Wilson County trustee Kenneth
[56:21] Hackett any discussion seeing none are
you ready to vote
[56:26] please cast your
[56:31] vote commissioner
[56:35] Glover all hearts and Minds good with
your
[56:38] vote please
[56:43] record zero resolution passes if there's
not any changes uh budget committee will
[56:49] meet uh to discuss the uh pay plan on
Tuesday the 25th
[56:56] uh there's two other committee meetings
already on Tuesday so we'll be the third
[57:00] one in
[57:03] line any old business to come before
this
[57:06] body any new
business motion
[57:11] to
who who's got one M commissioner M Farin
[57:17] sorry didn't see
it chairman fellow commissioner I was
[57:21] just going to remind everybody that the
uh Spencer Creek cor Engineers floods
[57:26] study will be presented to this
Commission in the commission room uh by
[57:30] the core of engineers on at 9:00 a.m. on
Monday uh the first of next month 1 of
[57:35] April so if anybody wants to come up and
attend they can see it there thank you
[57:39] anything else to come before the body
commissioner Gentry wish everybody Happy
[57:46] St thank
you anything
[57:51] else to congratulate University of
Tennessee
[57:57] Rick Brown said he would buy everybody
drinks at Jonathan's all in favor
[58:03] by for S Patty's Day