The Rockwood City Council will convene for its regular meeting this Monday, July 27, at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, tackling an agenda packed with local zoning updates, city appointments, and municipal hires.

Headlining the evening’s legislative business is a proposed amendment to the city’s zoning regulations regarding data centers. Council members are set to consider shifting permitted locations for data center developments from M-1 Light Industrial zones to M-2 Heavy Industrial zones.

The council will also vote on several key resolutions aimed at community development and city operations:

• Downtown Revitalization: A resolution authorizing a Letter of Intent to join the Certified Tennessee Downtowns Program, opening doors for economic development support.

• Property & Finance: Decisions on accepting a real estate donation at 701 N. Wilder Ave., authorizing the City Attorney to file suit to recover municipal cleanup expenses, and modifying transfer amounts between the General Fund at First Financial Bank and the Local Government Investment Pool.

• Public Appointments: Reappointing Butch Evans to the Rockwood Civil Service Board, appointing Joe Gann to the Park & Recreation Board, and reappointing Richard “Ricky” Lawson as Animal Control & Codes Enforcement Officer.

• City Staffing: Authorization to hire Darrell Phillips as Police Detective, Jered Graham as Police Officer, two full-time Park & Recreation laborers, and one full-time Public Works laborer.