Clinton City Council: September 28, 2026

At the September 28, 2026, Clinton City Council meeting, members approved Budget Amendment No. 1, recognizing $987,000 in current-year expenditures for the North Clinton Elementary School addition, primarily for site preparation. The council also authorized assigning reserve funds for capital projects ($3.4 million), street resurfacing ($300,000), traffic-signal maintenance (the amount is garbled in the transcript), and computer equipment ($50,000). The police department’s end-of-life equipment was approved for surplus. Staff requested authorization to purchase four replacement police vehicles—three Dodge pursuit SUVs and one Ford F-150—with safety and communications equipment, for a total not to exceed $250,000 from the capital outlay budget; the transcript does not clearly capture the final vote on that request.

The council heard that repairs and replacements on the downtown streetscape project punch list are underway, with additional concrete work planned. Members also approved a Class E special-event beer permit for Anderson County Animal Rescue’s festival. Public comments raised concerns and support regarding Flock license-plate-reader cameras; police described a new department order requiring documented purposes, plate and vehicle verification, dispatch checks, and tracking of system searches. No new camera procurement or contract award was identified.