Town Council Agenda & Minutes

The Town Council of Franklin, NC holds monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 PM, in the Board Room at Town Hall. Exceptions are instances when the first Monday of the month falls on a holiday. In that event, the regular meeting of the Board is held following day at 6:00 p.m., in the Town Hall, Board Room, unless otherwise designated by the Board.

TOWN OF FRANKLIN TOWN COUNCIL
MEETING AGENDA
January 5, 2026

1. Call to Order - Mayor Stacy J. Guffey
2. Pledge of Allegiance - Vice Mayor Mike Lewis
3. Adoption of the January 5, 2026 Town Council Agenda - Town Council

4. Approval of the Consent Agenda for January 5, 2026 - Town Council
A.) Approval of December I, 2025 Town Council Minutes

5. Introductions
A.) Hunter Cornwell, Police Officer - introduction by Police Chief Devin Holland
B.) Truitt Curry, Police Officer - introduction by Police Chief Devin Holland
C.) Marcus McCarson, Police Officer - introduction by Police Chief Devin Holland

6. Public Comment
Ken Elkins - request for wooden sign to be placed beginning Memorial Day - public property

7. Items from Council

8. Presentations
A.) Annual Audit Report - Lutchia Johnson, Senior Staff Accountant, Martin Starnes & Associates,CPAs, P.A.
B.) Main Street Visioning Plan - Allison Smith, NC Department of Commerce
C.) Final Feasibility Study for old Angel Medical Center property - Sara VanLear, Project Manager, Development Finance Initiative

9. New Business
A.) Request approval of Resolution of the Town Council for the Town of Franklin Withdrawing Its Offer
to Purchase the Former Angel Hospital Site - Town Attorney John Henning, Jr. and Mayor Stacy Guffey
B .) Request approval of amendment to personnel pol icy - Annual Performance Review - Human Resources
Director, Nicole Bradley
C.) Request from adjacent property owner to lease Town property for outdoor dining area- Town Manager
Amie Owens
D.) Request approval of proposed 2026-2027 Budget Calendar - Town Manager Amie Owens
E.) Request approval of Resolution Endorsing Transfer of Nikwasi Mound / Noquisiyi to the Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians - Tovvn Attorney John Henning, Jr. and Mayor Stacy Guffey
F.) Request approval of Resolution of the Town Council for the Town of Franklin Celebrating the Preservation of the Nikwasi / Noquisiyi Mound - Mayor Stacy Guffey

10. Departmental Reports
A.) Finance - Sarah Bishop. Finance Director
B.) Planning / IT / Facilities - Justin Setser. Town Planner/IT Director
C.) Police Department - Chief Devin Holland

11. Announcements
A.) Next Town Council Meeting is Monday, February 2, 2026
B.) Joint Meeting with ABC Board and Town Council - Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. at Town Hall - special called meeting notice will be posted
C.) Essentials of Local Government Course -,Asheville - January 15-16. 2026 - quorum of Town Council Attending - notice of attendance will be posted
D.) Town Offices Closed for Martin Luther King. Jr. holiday - January 19. 2026 - in accordance with NC State Holiday Schedule
E.) Town Council Retreat - Friday, January 23 and Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Fontana Village Resort
- special called meeting notice will be posted

12. Adjourn

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