The Johnson City Commission took several formal actions at its Oct. 2 meeting. Key votes and outcomes are listed below with the motion text, movers (when recorded), and the roll-call outcome as recorded in the meeting transcript.

Votes at a glance

1) Acceptance of mayoral resignation
- Motion: Consider approval of John F. Hunter II’s letter of resignation as mayor of the City of Johnson City (agenda item 6.1).
- Outcome: Approved by roll call. Commissioners Brock, Fowler, Wise and Vice Mayor Greg Cox voted yes.

2) Adoption of Buffalo Mountain City Park strategic plan and recommendation to state
- Motion: Adopt the 10-year Buffalo Mountain City Park strategic plan and forward a recommendation to the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas to consider Buffalo Mountain City Park for designation as a state natural area (agenda item 9.1/8.1).
- Outcome: Approved by roll call. Commissioners Brock, Fowler, Wise and Mayor Greg Cox voted yes.

3) School resource officer (SRO) state grant acceptance (consent)
- Motion: Amend acceptance of a state grant to cover school resource officers.
- Detail: Staff said the grant covers $75,000 per SRO for 11 eligible schools (approximately $825,000 total), reducing the need to fund SROs from the city budget.
- Outcome: Approved by roll call. Commissioners Brock, Fowler, Wise and Mayor Cox voted yes.

4) CSX agreement amendment (consent)
- Motion: Amend agreement with CSX to make the railroad crossing agreement specific to the contractor on a sewer/lift-station project that includes a bore/tunnel under the CSX railroad near Marketplace Boulevard and Knob Creek Road (consent agenda).
- Outcome: Approved as part of consent (roll call recorded for consent items). Commissioners Brock, Fowler, Wise and Mayor Cox voted yes.

5) Ordinance 49-31-25 — First reading (right-of-way abandonment)
- Motion: First reading of an ordinance to abandon 9,162 square feet of public right-of-way at the intersection of South Roan Street and East Highland Avenue (city-initiated; second and third readings scheduled for November).
- Outcome: First reading approved by roll call. Commissioners Brock, Fowler, Wise and Mayor Cox voted yes.

6) Ordinance 49-28-25 — Third and final reading (sewer easement abandonment)
- Motion: Abandon an existing sanitary sewer easement at 2715 North Roan Street (property owned by the Pritchett Family Limited Partnership).
- Outcome: Approved on third reading by roll call with all present voting yes.

7) Ordinance 49-30-25 — Third and final reading (conveyance to The Well, Inc.)
- Motion: Convey approximately 700 square feet of city-owned right-of-way to The Well, Inc., under the terms in the ordinance.
- Outcome: Approved on third reading by roll call with all present voting yes.

Several routine proclamations, presentations and recognitions were made without formal roll-call votes beyond adoption of the consent and agenda items. Where roll-call votes were recorded, the transcript shows the four voting members at that time (Commissioners Brock, Fowler, Wise and Mayor/Chair Greg Cox) voted yes on the listed items.

If readers or applicants need detail about any specific ordinance text, grant award documents, or application instructions for the commission vacancy, the city clerk and respective department staff indicated documents and the application portal would be posted on the City of Johnson City website.