No easy solution for Champions Club tennis facility in Chattanooga

City Attorney Mike McMahan

Parks and Recreation officials want to keep a Champions Club tennis professional on staff to manage the facility.

But City Attorney Mike McMahan said it may be impossible to keep the manager as a city employee and, at the same time, allow him to run a private business on city property.

“We’re trying to figure out how to make it work,” McMahan said.

City ordinances say employees are not allowed to take monetary gifts of more than $50. State law also prohibits Champions Club Manager Orlando Lourenco from contracting with the city while he manages the facility.

The City Council is set to hear about the Champions Club at its Parks and Recreation Committee meeting Tuesday.