Franklin · On the record

How the council voted

Every recorded council vote in this guide where two or more of the people we profile voted, side by side. Each line was checked against the meeting minutes it links to. Only candidates and members with a page in this guide are listed; open the minutes for the full roll call.

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Planning and zoning

Date not recorded

Keep Carter Munday as planning and zoning administrator pending a third-party investigation

Result as recorded: passed 4-1

  • YesDale McCrearyVoted yes to keep Carter Munday as planning and zoning administrator pending a third-party investigation (passed 4-1).
  • YesJamie PowellVoted yes to keep Carter Munday as planning and zoning administrator pending a third-party investigation (passed 4-1).
  • YesWendell StewartVoted yes to keep Carter Munday as planning and zoning administrator pending a third-party investigation (passed 4-1).
  • NoKelly BushVoted no on keeping Carter Munday as planning and zoning administrator pending a third-party investigation (passed 4-1).

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Property tax

Date not recorded

Setting the 2026 property tax rate at 11.0 cents per $100

Result as recorded: passed 3-2, September 2026

  • YesJamie PowellVoted yes on setting the 2026 property tax rate at 11.0 cents per $100 (passed 3-2, September 2026).
  • YesWendell StewartVoted yes on setting the 2026 property tax rate at 11.0 cents per $100 (passed 3-2, September 2026).
  • NoDale McCrearyVoted no on setting the 2026 property tax rate at 11.0 cents per $100 (passed 3-2, September 2026).
  • NoKelly BushVoted no on setting the 2026 property tax rate at 11.0 cents per $100 (passed 3-2, September 2026).

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