Police Chief Crider proposed purchasing the City Traffic Reporting and Information System to facilitate the writing and recording of citations at the Plainview Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting (BMA) on March 10, 2026. Because the city received a reimbursement for a traffic camera that was inoperable for several weeks, Plainview has additional funds in the department budget to apply toward the cost of the system. The system decreases the time to write a ticket to about two minutes and all forms are automatically filed locally and at the state level by scanning the driver's license. Chief Crider stated that the department wrote 105 citations andd 204 warnings in 2025. He noted that the result should be that both the police department and the car driver are in a safer situation with more accuracy. The system also includes trainig. The system can also be used to enforce city ordinances in the future. The BMA voted unanimously to purchase CTRIS and have it in place as soon as possible.

Chief Crider also recommended the passage of the Policies and Procedures for Police Laptops and Flock cameras. The policies for each device were thoroughly discussed., For the laptops, policies include among others keeping all information confidential within the department and using the device away from food or drink. For the Fock cameras, policies include using them in the recovery of a stolen vehicle or missing person and only maintaining recordings for 30 days unless being used in an ongoing criminal investigation. Infractions come with penalties in both policies. Both policies were approved unanimously in separate actions by the BMA.

Police Chief Kenny Crider gave the police report for January and February of 2026.. In January, the department answered 42 calls, wrote five citations, and made one arrest. In February the department answered 47 calls, wrote 2 citations, and made one arrest.

After the Planning Commission Meeting on March 10, 2026, Plainview BMA held the Public Hearing on Ordinance 169 which sets requirements for the development of campgrounds in Plainview had only one comment that was a request for a copy of the ordinance. The ordinance subsequently passed on the second reading during the BMA on a vote of four yes and one no.

Mayor Lynn Beeler made several announcements during the BMA. The Community Development Block Grant to address improvements at Tazewell Pike and Corryton Road is on hold. The grant writer is planning to individually contact area contractors that are certified by the state to seek one to accept the project. The project has been bid three times but no bids have been secured. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has decided to address the high crash rate at Tazewell Pike (SR131) and Ailor Gap Road.(SR144). There will be more information forthcoming at the April BMA. The preliminary budget is being prepared for the workshop on March 24 and finances look good for now.

During the Public Comment, Linda Tipton requested a stop sign at the exit from Woodbury Trailer Park. She commented that residence are not stopping and use the exit like a merge onto Monday Road. Vice Mayor Richard Phillips responded to the request and said that at least three stop signs have been erected and subsequently removed either by an accident or theft. The road in the development is a private road and most of the right of way is solid rock. But Mr. Phillips, Mayor Beeler, and Stewart Skeen agreed to check if there was anywhere to safely put a sign.or contact the out of town owner of Woodbury to place some signs in the trailer park.

The next Plainview BMA is April 14, 2026, at 7:00.