Friday Recap January 30th, 2025
My Comment
This last week saw a lot of cancelations due to the storm; most the scheduled meetings were cancelled. If you would like to volunteer to help in the recovery, you can go here and here. If you would like to file a damage report with the county/state go here.
I am thankful for the wonderful work our Sheriff's and Public Safety Departments have done to help residents in need throughout the county. All of our municipalities have performed great service as well. We live in a very giving and generous community, and we have much to be thankful for.
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Williamson County is excited to launch the final window of public engagement for its countywide Multi-modal Greenways Plan. This survey is integral to the last phase of the project, and finalizing the Plan. To access the survey, go here
Williamson Inc. has just published their annual report and you can read it here.
I am running for a second term as commissioner for District 10. You can go to Votebillpetty.com to get to my website. There are going to be over 40 people running for office in the primary on May 5th. Each district has two commissioners and District 10 has three people running. I will need all the support I can get. If you want to help, please go to my website and donate and/or get involved.
Candidates running for county office in the May 5 primary
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Meetings this past week
Thursday, January 29th
Purchasing and Insurance
Meetings next week
Monday, February 2nd
Joint Budget and Law Enforcement and Public Safety will meet at 4:30 pm in the Executive Conference Room of the Williamson County Administrative Complex at 1320 W. main, Franklin Budget Committee members: Chas Morton (C), Guy Carden, Betsy Hester, Paul Web, Mayor Anderson. Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee members: Tom Tunnicliffe (C), Greg Sanford (VC), Pete Stresser, Matt Williams, Bill Petty Joint Agenda Budget Resolutions Law enforcement and Public Safety Resolutions
Monday, February 2nd
The Education Committee will meet at 5:30 pm in the Executive Conference Room of the Williamson County Administrative Complex at 1320 W. main, Franklin Agenda/resolutions Committee members: Steve Smith (C), Bill Petty (VC), Chris Richards, Drew Torres, Judy Herbert
Tuesday, February 3rd
The Parks and Rec. Committee will meet at 5:30 pm in the Executive Conference Room of the Williamson County Administrative Complex at 1320 W. main, Franklin Agenda/Resolutions Committee members: Drew Torres (C), Mary Smith (VC), Lisa Hayes, Gregg Lawrence, Meghan Guffee, Sean Aiello
Wednesday, February 4th
Highway Commission meets at 8:30 AM - 9:00 am at302 Beasley Dr.
Franklin Agenda
Wednesday, February 4th
The Property Committee will meet at 5:30 pm in the Executive Conference Room of the Williamson County Administrative Complex at 1320 W. main, Franklin Agenda/Resolutions Committee members: Ricky Jones (C), Barb Sturgeon (VC), Brian Clifford, Jennifer Mason, Matt Williams
Wednesday, February 4th
The Tax Study Committee will meet at 5:30 pm in the Executive Conference Room of the Williamson County Administrative Complex at 1320 W. main, Franklin Agenda/Resolutions Committee members: Lisa Hayes(C), Gregg Lawrence (VC), Drew Torres, Mary Smith, Steve Smith
Thursday, February 5th
The Public Health Committee will meet at 5:30 pm in the Executive Conference Room of the Williamson County Administrative Complex at 1320 W. main, Franklin Committee members: Sean Aiello, David O’Neil, Chris Richards, Mary Smith, Barb Sturgeon. No further information
Friday, February 6th
The Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems (SSDS) Task Force will hold a public meeting on Friday, Feb 6th at 9:00 a.m. in the in the Executive Conference Room at the Williamson County Administrative Complex 1320 W. Main St. Franklin. They will continue going through the county regulations looking for ways to effectively simplify without compromising the safety of our environment.
For all Franklin City meetings, go here
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The AI program I use is pretty accurate, but it does make mistakes from time to time and I don't always catch them. I provide agendas and videos/audios when I have them available and recommend that you watch the video and follow along with the summary to get the most accurate report.
One of the limitations of AI is that if a participant's name is not called out, then they are listed as participant 1, 2, etc. A limitation with audio, as opposed to video, is that one cannot always identify a person by voice alone. As imperfect as these AI summaries are, they still give a pretty good account of a meeting.
Williamson County School Board
There are no meetings scheduled for next week
Williamson County Commission
Thursday, January 29th
The Purchasing and Insurance Committee will meet at 5:30 pm in the Executive Conference Room of the Williamson County Administrative Complex at 1320 W. main, Franklin Agenda Video Committee members: Sean Aiello, Meghan Guffee, Gregg Lawrence, Steve Smith, Mayor Anderson. Commissioners Lawrence, Smith were absent.
AI Summary
Overview
- Committee approved changing LOSAP investment company from Hartford to National Life Group, saving $1.7M over 12 years due to better interest rates (4.25% vs 3%)
- Committee approved Section 125 plan amendments, a routine restatement that updates dental carrier to Cigna effective January 1st
LOSAP investment company change to National Life Group
- Committee approved switching Williams County Length of Service Award Program investment company from Legacy Hartford Life Insurance to National Life Group
- Williams County writes $300,000 annually for the LOSAP program, which provides partial retirement benefits to volunteer firefighters at 30, 35, and 40 year benchmarks
- Bobby explained Hartford dropped their rate to 3% since 2024 and plans to keep it there, while National Life Group offers 4.25%
- The rate difference translates to $1.7M in additional funding required over 12 years to maintain proper annuity balance if staying with Hartford
- National Life Group has stronger ratings: A+ from S&P and AM Best, A1 from Moody's
- VFIS continues as management and operational company for the investments with no disruption to participants
Section 125 plan amendments
- Committee approved amendments to Williams County's premium conversion and flexible premium Section 125 plan
- Commissioner Guffee noted the committee received authority in 2015 from County Commission to approve plan amendments without full commission approval
- Gina explained this is a routine restatement that happens every 5 years with updated legal language
- Primary change updates dental carrier to Cigna, effective January 1st
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
No meetings this week because of the storm
For all meetings next week go here. The next BOMA meeting is January 13th
Election Commission
No meetings this week or next
If not me, who?
If not now, when?
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Heb. 11:1)
“We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer gently.” (1st Corinthians 4:12-13)
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves" (Philippians 2:3)
Blessings,
Bill
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