City of LaFollette holds first meeting of new fiscal year

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Tuesday afternoon, the LaFollette City Council met with a short agenda in its regular monthly meeting.

Ordinance 2024-05 prohibiting new billboards in the city had a final reading. Ordinance 2024-06 amending the LaFollette Fire Departments Title 7 of the City of LaFollette Municipal Code had first reading. The ordinance is for a rapid entry system that would allow immediate emergency access to firefighters, preventing any unnecessary damage to buildings in case of fire. The ordinance states that all new commercial buildings being constructed are to have an emergency rapid entry system and any existing commercial building that is being remodeled or renovated that requires a building permit, all educational buildings, building that contain hazardous materials and multi-family residential structures that have restricted access through locked doors and have a common corridor for access to living units. Ordinance 2024-07 amending Title 17 section 114 of the LaFollette Municipal Code had a first reading.

The council approved an event permit for Coolidge Ridge Missionary Baptist Church. Also approved was the audit contract for the year ending 6/30/2024.

Two promotions were approved beginning with Aaron Sexton to a full time patrolman effective July 13 and Donald Goddard to a full time recreation department worker. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 07/04/2024-6AM)