City of Red Bank Charter Referendum (Uniform Manager-Commission Charter)

The question, as printed on the 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of the Uniform Manager Commission (City) Charter as provided in TCA Section 6-18-101 - 6-22-130, in place of the outdated 2000 version thereof, but retaining existing home rule amendments: i. Maintain the name of "CITY OF RED BANK"; ii.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.