2026-11-09 - City Council

Summary

Built from the city's post-meeting Notice of Proceedings, which lists actions taken only (not agendas, discussion, vote counts or public comment). Council agenda packets and minutes were not found online. No recording was transcribed.

• Convened 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Pro Tem Jim Dodson presiding. Present: Sean Gleason, Derrick Hammond, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope and Ellen Smith. Mayor Warren Gooch was absent. Randy Hemann, Tammy Rackard and Mary Beth Hickman attended. Adjourned 8:24 p.m.
• Recognized city employees who are military veterans, and approved a proclamation recognizing the 2026 Bill Wilcox Bow Tie Award recipient from the Aid to Distressed Families of the Appalachian Counties.
• Consent agenda approved: minutes of the 2026-10-12 meeting; breathing apparatus purchase (Fire Department Equipment and Funding); dewatering equipment rental for the new water treatment plant (Water Treatment Plant and Water System Work); chiller rental extension (Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Facilities); 2027 software support and maintenance (City Technology Contracts); an amendment changing the named party to the Hexa USA property exchange memorandum (Oak Ridge Turnpike Property Exchange Negotiations); a golf cart lease amendment.
• No first-reading items. Final adoption: the FY2027 budget appropriations amendment, after a public hearing, effective 2026-11-19 (FY2027 Budget Appropriations Amendment).
• Resolutions approved: Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2026-2036 and Recreation Center renovations (Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Facilities); Tower 10 repairs (Fire Department Equipment and Funding); sewer collection repairs and water tank contract amendment (Water Treatment Plant and Water System Work); backup hardware, GIS and SCADA purchases (City Technology Contracts); copper conductor replacement near Montana Avenue and West Outer Drive (Substation and Electric System Work).

Issues

• Substation and Electric System Work
• Water Treatment Plant and Water System Work
• Parks and Recreation Master Plan and Facilities
• FY2027 Budget Appropriations Amendment
• City Technology Contracts
• Fire Department Equipment and Funding
• Oak Ridge Turnpike Property Exchange Negotiations

Agenda

Council agendas are not posted online; see the Notice of Proceedings in Sources.

Sources

• Notice of Proceedings: https://www.oakridgetn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5032
• Council livestream page: https://www.oakridgetn.gov/308/Livestream (Vimeo event https://vimeo.com/event/4843536)

Video

Council meetings are livestreamed on Vimeo; the city's YouTube channel has no council meetings after 2024. Recording availability for this meeting was not verified.