Red Bank charter: adopt updated state-model city charter
Red Bank city · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the Home Rule Charter of the City of Red Bank Tennessee be updated and amended, as recommended by the Charter Review Citizens Advisory Board and the City Commission as follows: Substitute the 2026 state statute version of the Uniform Manager Commission (City) Charter as provided in TCA Section 6-18-101 - 6-22-130, in place of the outdated 2000 version thereof, but retaining existing home rule amendments: i. Maintain the name of "CITY OF RED BANK"; ii. Providing for the City Court and Red Bank City Judge to continue to have concurrent jurisdiction with the General Sessions Court for criminal matters; establishing an eight (8) year term of office for the City Court Judge and for the election of the City Court Judge in August of applicable years coincident with the County General Election and Statewide Election of all Judges; iii. Continuing to provide for a Charter Review Committee to be convened every five (5) years; iv. Continuing to provide a procedure for the potential of recall elections for elected Commissioners of the City of Red Bank; v. Affirming Ordinances annexing certain territories abutting Signal Mountain Road and Mountain Creek Road first enacted circa 1956 and 1957. But deleting three existing Home Rule amendments: i. Establishing three (3) geographical commission voting districts and two (2) at large city commission seats (enacted 1978) as having been legislatively overruled; ii. Providing for residency requirements for certain City employees; iii. Which make any reference to "Justice of the Peace" as being able to substitute for the City Court Judge.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
This measure asks Red Bank voters to replace the city's charter with the 2026 state statute version of the Uniform Manager Commission (City) Charter, in place of the 2000 version. It keeps several home rule amendments, such as the city's name, the City Court judge's eight (8) year term, a charter review every five (5) years and recall elections for Commissioners. It deletes three, including the 1978 district voting setup and residency rules for some City employees. A YES vote adopts the update, while a NO vote keeps the current charter.
Fiscal impact
Red Bank's Chief Financial Officer certifies that the proposed charter amendment will have no fiscal impact on the city. The certification does not estimate any other costs or savings.
Official explanation
FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The proposed charter amendment will have no fiscal impact upon the city.
— Kris Pickel, CMFO, Chief Financial Officer
Official ballot arguments
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