BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN WORK SESSION

KNGSPORT TEEE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN WORK SESSION MINUTES Monday, December 02, 2024 at 4: 30 PM City Hall, 415 Broad Street, Montgomery - Watterson Boardroom Board of Mayor and Aldermen Mayor Paul W. Montgomery, Presiding Vice Mayor Darrell Duncan Alderman Colette George Alderman Morris Baker Alderman Gary Mayes Alderman Betsy Cooper Alderman James Phillips I. CALL TO ORDER 4: 30 pm by Mayor Montgomery. II. ROLL CALL by City Recorder/ Treasurer Lisa Winkle. III. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Municipal Election - Jason Booher Mayor Montgomery stated he has heard a lot of complaints wanting to go back to a local election for city government. He stated this presentation will inform the board of the options available for any future changes. Mr. Booher with the Sullivan County Election Commission then provided information on the history that allows local governments to change the election date without a private act. He discussed the changes made in Kingsport since 2020 and provided statistics for election costs as well as voter participation. He commented if the board wanted to consider changing, he would recommend moving it to November and listed the advantages to doing so. Discussion followed as he answered questions from the board. 2. Utilities Update - Ryan McReynolds & Niki Ensor Deputy City Manager Ryan McReynolds began the presentation and stated utility rates support the budget, the budget supports operations which are supported by master plans drive capital. He remarked there are three utilities - drinking water, wastewater and stormwater which are all heavy capital intense programs. These utilities share one mission, noting the goal is to be effective, efficient, reliable and resilient. Page 1 of 2  BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN WORK SESSION MINUTES Monday, December 2, 2024, at 4: 30 PM Kingsport City Hail, 415 Broad Street, Boardroom / Mr. McReynolds gave an overview of the utilities, providing statistics for each one. He discussed aging infrastructure and how to address this issue as well as how to maintain assets in the city. Utilities Director Niki Ensor then presented information on the value of master plans, noting there are multiple plans across the utilities. She stated these plans ensure regulatory compliance and provide reliable service with minimal interruptions and cost-effective as well as flexible planning. There was some discussion throughout this presentation. IV. REVIEW OF BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA City staff gave a summary for each item on the December 3, 2024 proposed agenda. No items were discussed at greater length or received specific questions of concerns. V. ITEMS OF INTEREST 1. Sales Tax Report 2. Projects Status Report VI. ADJOURN Seeing no ot• g. G ess for consideration, Mayor Montgomery adjourned the meeting at 6: 15 p. m. yf4' 1 1,; rt " 111‘ 5* 0a 41. 440 ANGEL PAUL W. MONTGOME Deputy City - 46orel Mayor Page 2 of 2