City of Mt. Juliet Home Rule Public Meeting hosted at Providence Church

The City of Mt. Juliet held a public information meeting at Providence Church on September 30, 2026, about a proposed referendum to repeal the city’s home-rule charter. Officials said the November 3 vote would not change the city’s commission-manager structure, but repeal could allow the city to seek private-act legislation from the Tennessee General Assembly. Any such legislation would still require state approval and local ratification; no specific impact-fee authority is guaranteed. The speakers described the proposal as a way to seek future revenue from development for roads, sanitary sewer, stormwater, and potentially parks, and to reduce reliance on sales and property taxes.

Discussion focused on growth-related infrastructure costs and the loss of voluntary developer contributions following court rulings. Officials cited about $10 million in contributions in the prior year, an $8 million repayment resulting from a lawsuit, and roughly $100 million in city-funded road infrastructure planned over five years. One speaker estimated that an impact-fee system, if authorized, could have generated $22.3 million from an Amazon building, based on a study being updated. No procurement awards, contract approvals, motions, or spending votes occurred at the meeting; the public referendum is the pending action.