A move by Chattanooga City Council member Jenny Hill of North Chattanooga to shift funds from a municipal program for affordable housing to an outside entity working in the same field has drawn scrutiny for its ties to Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise.
Hill has listed Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise as a source of income on public disclosures required by the Tennessee Ethics Commission.
“I do not work for Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, No. 1,” Hill said by phone Friday. “No. 2, to alleviate any concerns about a conflict of interest, I most often recuse myself from any votes related to ‘direct funding’ for the group.”
Hill has listed CNE Homes, a wholly owned nonprofit subsidiary separate from the Neighborhood Enterprise, on state disclosure forms for 2026 and 2025 due to her position as a project manager to build lower-cost single-family homes in Chattanooga. In her 2024 disclosure, Hill listed the Neighborhood Enterprise — not a subsidiary — as a source of income.
“I am a public servant who is dedicated to doing my work with the highest level of integrity,” Hill said, “and I’m very transparent about the work that I do and the things that I care about.”