Elizabethton City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Kim Birchfield
Councilmember, elected November 2024Elizabethton Star · Nov 6, 2024
Kim Birchfield (Councilmember, elected November 2024) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Elizabethton City Council after the election.
Retired law enforcement professional first elected to the Elizabethton City Council in 2016.
Where Kim Birchfield stands: positions on the record
City budget and tax rate1 sourced position
Voted no on adopting the 2026-27 city budget and tax rate on second reading (passed 6-1, June 2026).
Council voteElizabethton City Council minutes, June 11, 2026 · Jun 11, 2026
City manager severance pay1 sourced position
Spoke in opposition to an increase in the city manager's severance pay during the public hearing on the 2026-27 budget.
Own statementElizabethton City Council minutes, June 11, 2026 · Jun 11, 2026
Downtown cruise-ins2 sourced positions
Made a motion to approve the Car Club's cruise-in request as originally requested; the motion died for lack of a second (April 2026).
Council voteElizabethton City Council minutes, April 9, 2026 · Apr 9, 2026
Voted no on closing East Elk Avenue for Cruise-In car shows one Saturday a month, May through October (passed 5-1, April 2026).
Council voteElizabethton City Council minutes, April 9, 2026 · Apr 9, 2026
Property tax rate1 sourced position
Voted yes on a resolution adopting the state-certified 2026 tax rate of $.9305 (passed 7-0, July 2026).
Council voteElizabethton City Council minutes, July 9, 2026 · Jul 9, 2026
Rezoning for housing1 sourced position
Voted yes on rezoning three West Doe Avenue parcels from M-1 manufacturing-warehouse to R-3 high-density residential, on second reading (passed 7-0, February 2026).
Council voteElizabethton City Council minutes, Feb. 12, 2026 · Feb 12, 2026
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