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Ringgold approves charter changes, sends them to Legislature

Clockwise from left are Vice Mayor Terry Crawford, Councilman Jake Haynes, Councilman Larry Black, Mayor Nick Millwood, City Recorder Nikki Lundeen, City Manager Dan Wright, Councilwoman Sara Clark and Councilman Randall Franks. Clockwise from left are Vice Mayor Terry Crawford, Councilman Jake Haynes, Councilman Larry Black, Mayor Nick Millwood, City Recorder Nikki Lundeen, City Manager Dan Wright, Councilwoman Sara Clark and Councilman Randall Franks.

By Katie Ward January 27, 2016 3 min read

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Ringgold approves charter changes, sends them to Legislature

Ringgold Mayor Nick Millwood discusses changes to the city charter during a work session before a called meeting.

Ringgold City Council meets for a special called meeting with one agenda item: "Legislative Agenda 106." From left, Councilman Randall Franks, Councilman Larry Black, Councilwoman Sara Clark and Mayor Nick Millwood discuss changes to the city charter.

Ringgold City Manager Dan Wright provides input on the Ringgold City Charter changes.

Ringgold Vice Mayor Terry Crawford, left, and Councilman Jake Haynes look over the Ringgold City Charter during a special called meeting.

Ringgold Councilwoman Sara Clark and Mayor Nick Millwood look over the city charter during a special called meeting at Ringgold City Hall.

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To watch the full video on the Ringgold City Council Special Called Meeting Jan. 19, go to http://www.cityofringgold.com/ and click under “quick links” on “video of public meetings.” Then, click under “Past Meetings” on “Jan. 19, 2016.” Then, click under the word “downloads” on the word “video.”

Ringgold Mayor Nick Millwood called a special meeting recently to discuss “conflicting things” in the city charter.

The City Council unanimously approved several changes in order to remove the conflicting information. However, the changes will not officially take effect until the state Legislature approves them during upcoming legislative sessions.

The changes will allow compensation to be reviewed for biannual cost of living adjustments, and also for reimbursement.

They also cleared up what constitutes a quorum, the set number and members of the council who must be present for business to be conducted. Four council members, excluding the chairman, will now be the standard.