Cookeville Budget Process Considers Department Needs And Potential City Projects
City of Cookeville has started budget review process for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. City Manager James Mills said that department directors are currently working on their individual budgets. Mills said that when it comes to the process itself, he follows the same protocol the city has done for some 20 years which includes presentations from […]
Cookeville Wants To Formalize Animal Control Board And Shelter
What government entity does the Cookeville-Putnam County Animal Shelter fall under? Putnam County or Cookeville. The question unanswered. City Administrator James Mills said employees fall under the county pay scale, the city processes payroll and employees do not receive retirement benefits from either. “I would like to get formalized and get you guys to be […]
Cookeville To Consider T-DOT Contract To Help With Tennessee Ave. Paving
Improvements to a portion of Tennessee Avenue are being considered as part of the new FedEx ground facility and a new Ready Mix facility. The city of Cookeville is considering an agreement with TDOT to widen the lines in the area and widen the lanes in the area, and widen the shoulders, according to City […]
Cookeville To Consider Amendment For Food City Infrastructure Agreement
Cookeville City Council will consider an amended agreement with Food City Thursday night allowing the company to open before the original infrastructure work is complete. City Manager James Mills said that the company wants to open April 6th. He said Food City has been a good corporate partner. “But this is not an ideal situation […]
Land Acquisition Will Be Key In Next Aquatic Facility Steps
Land acquisition will play a key role in the next steps of Cookeville’s potential aquatic facility. City Manager James Mills said that no site has been selected for the facility yet. He said that the two biggest hurdles will be finding a 13 to 15-acre tract and paying for that land. “If anybody’s priced land […]
Mills: Multiple Department Heads Retiring Presents Time Of Change In Cookeville
Multiple Cookeville department heads announcing retirement at the same time brings a time of great change to the city. That’s according to City Manager James Mills. He said that this was one of his biggest concerns when he first took his position. “I always called it a ‘great tsunami,’” Mills said. “I knew there were […]
Cookeville Gets Clean Audit Report
The city of Cookeville has received a clean audit report. Council members heard from Rich Lockwood of Blankenship CPA Group at a Monday afternoon work session. City Manager James Mills said that a clean audit is indicative of a good team. “A lot of that has to do with having good employees, people who know […]
Cookeville Council Approves Resolution Asking For More Sales Tax Revenue
Cookeville City Council passed a resolution Thursday night asking state legislators to return more sales tax revenue to local municipalities. Council supported a Tennessee Municipal League initiative to revisit cities receiving 4.6 percent of state sales tax. The legislature increased the sales tax in 2002 and did not share the increase with cities. City Manager […]
Cookeville Sees Some $632K In Revenue For First Full Year Of Hotel-Motel Tax
Cookeville saw revenues of about $632,000 for its first full year of hotel-motel tax. City Manager James Mills said that the number is solid for a year in the pandemic. He said that the hotel-motel tax serves as a good revenue generator for both the city and county. “Here, we pushed the revenue in the […]
Cookeville Will Take Next Steps With Tech Partnership For Gateway Signage Project
Cookeville City Council voted to skip committee formation and move forward with a Tech partnership for an upcoming gateway design project at its Thursday night meeting. City Manager James Mills said that committees can sometimes slow down the work. He said that his recommendation was to move forward in these conversations to get the design […]
