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Showing posts with label 2017 Meetings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 Meetings. Show all posts

Monday, June 5, 2017

Franklin Town Board of Aldermen
Regular June 2017 Meeting



The Franklin Town Board will be meeting tonight at 7 pm in the lower level of town hall. A video of the meeting will be posted here tomorrow. The public agenda and the agenda packet that is shared with members of the media have been posted below so the public can see what the board plans to discuss tonight.

A public hearing on the proposed town budget will be held tonight. For a copy of the proposed budget, check out the coverage of the May 2017 meeting [LINK] and for a look at the work session on the budget, see coverage of the May 15, 2017 meeting [LINK].




MEDIA ROLL CALL
(media outlets with reporters/photographers present)

Macon Media
WNCC-FM/WFSC-AM
The Macon County News and Shopping Guide
The Franklin Press

ELECTED OFICIALS
(elected official not on this board who were present at the meeting)

None






Town of Franklin Board of Aldermen
Agenda
June 05, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order - Mayor Bob Scott
2. Pledge of Allegiance - Vice Mayor Patti Abel
3. Adoption of the June 5, 2017 Town Board Agenda
4. Approval of May 1 and May 15, 2017 Town Board Minutes

5. Public Hearings
    A.) Public Hearing 7:05 p.m. for Proposed Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Town of Franklin Budget
    B.) Public Hearing 7:10 p.m. for Property Located at 14 Brittney Lane
    C.) Public Hearing 7:15 p.m. for Property Located at 76 Hillcrest Avenue
    D.) Public Hearing 7:20 p.m. for Property Located at 456 Pauline Avenue

6. Public Session

7. New Business
    A.) Board Action Regarding the Proposed Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Town of Franklin Budget
    B.) Board Action Regarding Property Located at 14 Brittney Lane
    C.) Board Action Regarding Property Located at 76 Hillcrest Avenue
    D.) Board Action Regarding Property Located at 456 Pauline Avenue
    E.) Street Closing Request- Town Manager Summer Woodard
    F.) Budget Amendments- Finance Officer Kyra Doster
    G.) Permission to advertise Town Planning Board vacancy- Land Use Administrator Justin Setser
    H.) Tax Releases and Tax Overpayments- Town Manager Summer Woodard
    I.) Re-appointment of Cheryl Pullium to the Tourism Development Authority- Town Manager Summer Woodard
    J.) Re-appointment of Josh Drake to the Tourism Development Authority- Town Manager Summer Woodard
    K.) Discussion on North Carolina Smoky Mountain Blueways Advisory Council- Mayor Bob Scott

8. Legal
    A.) Discussion on Regulation of Late Night Parties- Town Attorney John Henning Jr.
    B.) Forward Sexually Orientated Business Ordinance to the Town Planning Board- John Henning Jr.
9. Announcements
    A.) Town of Franklin Employee Luncheon will be Friday June 30, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. at Fat Buddies
10. Adjournment

AGENDA PACKET






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Published at 3:12 am on June 5, 2017

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Monday, January 2, 2017

January 2017 Regular Meeting of the Franklin Town Board of Aldermen


The Franklin Town Board of Aldermen will be meeting at 7 pm on Tuesday night to take up business in the regularly scheduled meeting for January 2017. The public agenda is posted below and the agenda packet the town shares with the media is embedded below that. Macon Media will be streaming the video live and a link will be added here Tuesday afternoon. A recorded version of the meeting will be posted here after the meeting is over.



MEDIA ROLL CALL
(media outlets with reporters at the meeting)

Macon Media
WNCC-FM/WFSC-AM
The Franklin Press
The Smoky Mountain News


THE PUBLIC AGENDA


Town of Franklin Board of Aldermen

Agenda | January 03, 2017 | 7:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order- Mayor Bob Scott


2. Pledge of Allegiance- Vice Mayor Patti Abel


3. Adoption of the January 3, 2017 Town Board Agenda


4. Approval of December 5, 2016 Town Board Minutes


5. Public Session
6. New Business
A.) Presentation on Streetscape Proposal- McGill Associates
B.) Budget Amendment- Finance Officer Kyra Doster
C.) Minimum Housing Code Violation at 456 Pauline Ave- Land Use Administrator Justin Setser
D.) Forward Re-Zoning Petition for Wayah Street and Georgia Road to Town Planning Board- Land Use Administrator Justin Setser
E.) Discussion on Bidwell Street Traffic Pattern- Land Use Administrator Justin Setser
F.) Resolution for Approving Local Water Supply Plan- Town Manager Summer Woodard

7. Legal
A.) Ordinance Amendment Regarding Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Police Officers- Town Attorney John Henning Jr.
B.) Discussion on Ordinance Amendments- Town Attorney John Henning Jr.

8. Announcements
A.) Media Day at Memorial Park Tuesday January 17, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.
B.) Town Hall Offices will be closed Monday January 16, 2017 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day.


9. Adjournment


A copy of the full agenda packet that the Town of Franklin shares with the media has been embedded below for your convenience.



AGENDA PACKET




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