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Chattanooga Posts CBID FY2027 Budget and 2026 Assessments

Chattanooga’s Sept. 29 proposed Council agenda asks approval of the Downtown Chattanooga Alliance’s CBID financial report and FY2027 budget, authorizing the Treasurer to collect special assessment fees for tax year 2026.

Tracy King

25 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

Chattanooga City Council’s proposed agenda for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. posts a Finance resolution to accept the current year financial report from the Downtown Chattanooga Alliance (DCA) for activity related to the Chattanooga Business Improvement District (CBID) and approve the proposed budget for FY2027 activities, including authorizing the Treasurer to collect special assessment fees for tax year 2026. The same proposed agenda also lists a first-reading ordinance amending Chapter 10, Article IV — the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (C-PACER) Program.

For Chattanooga homeowners and downtown commercial owners watching the Business Improvement District, this file is a CBID budget and special-assessment calendar — not a rezoning and not a speed-limit ordinance. The Sept. 22 packet that carries the Sept. 29 proposed agenda is the controlling public notice text for both the CBID resolution and the C-PACER first reading.

What the Sept. 29 proposed agenda asks Council to do on CBID

Under Resolutions / Finance, item c asks Council to accept the current year financial report from the Downtown Chattanooga Alliance (DCA) for activity related to the Chattanooga Business Improvement District (CBID) and approve the proposed budget for FY2027 activities, including authorizing the Treasurer to collect special assessment fees for tax year 2026. That sentence is the underwriting fact for downtown owners who write assessment checks — not a rumor about a new tax rate invented from social media.

The Downtown Chattanooga Alliance is named as the reporting entity for CBID activity. Sellers and landlords inside the district should put “FY2027 budget” and “tax year 2026 special assessment fees” on the same disclosure line when a buyer’s agent asks what downtown assessments are doing this cycle.

The proposed agenda does not republish the dollar total of the FY2027 CBID budget in the summary line. Quote the authorization to collect special assessment fees for tax year 2026; leave any specific millage or parcel bill amounts to the DCA financial report and Treasurer materials that accompany the resolution when they are posted.

Why CBID assessments matter for downtown sellers

A Business Improvement District special assessment is a titled cost that shows up in closing statements for properties inside the district. When Council authorizes the Treasurer to collect special assessment fees for tax year 2026 alongside the FY2027 budget, nearby listings pick up three practical questions: whether the buyer’s underwriting includes the assessment, whether the DCA report changes services buyers expect on the street, and whether a lender treats the assessment as a recurring obligation.

Keep this Finance resolution separate from planning rezonings already on the Kings desk such as Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 Hearing on 5502 Dayton Blvd C-NT and Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 Hearing on 1307 Hixson Pike C-NT. Those files change zoning maps. This file approves a CBID budget and assessment collection authority.

Field	Agenda language
Meeting	Proposed City Council agenda, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
CBID item	Accept DCA current-year financial report; approve FY2027 CBID budget; authorize Treasurer to collect special assessment fees for tax year 2026
Reporting entity	Downtown Chattanooga Alliance (DCA)
District	Chattanooga Business Improvement District (CBID)
Related first reading	Ordinance amending Chapter 10, Article IV — C-PACER Program
Packet carrier	Sept. 22, 2026 Council agenda PDF (includes Sept. 29 proposed)

What’s happening in Chattanooga this week

Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, 3:30 p.m. — City Council: final readings on Dayton Blvd, Hixson Pike, Champion Road, drive-through matrix, and related items already tracked on the Kings desk.
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, 3:30 p.m. — Proposed: CBID FY2027 budget / tax year 2026 assessments; C-PACER ordinance first reading.
Hamilton RPC context — Pine Ridge and Shepherd Estate plat files remain separate county subdivision lanes.

How the C-PACER first reading sits beside CBID

The same Sept. 29 proposed agenda lists an Economic Development first-reading ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 10, Article IV, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (C-PACER) Program. That is a financing-tool amendment for commercial property energy and resiliency work — not the CBID assessment resolution. Sellers should not average C-PACER into the Downtown Alliance budget line.

Pigeon Forge’s separate C-PACER track is a different city and a different packet. Keep Chattanooga’s Chapter 10 Article IV amendment on its own disclosure page if a commercial buyer asks about assessment-backed clean-energy financing.

Compare downtown administrative files to surplus and plat work such as Chattanooga Posts Surplus of 1517 Old Ringgold Rd on Sept. 15, Hamilton RPC Posts Pine Ridge 38-Lot Final Plat on McCallie Ferry, and Hamilton RPC Sets Sept. 14 on Shepherd Estate 43-Lot Plat. Those change ownership or lot lines. CBID changes the assessment calendar.

Underwriting checklist for CBID-area sellers

Name the Downtown Chattanooga Alliance financial report and the FY2027 CBID budget ask.
Disclose that the resolution authorizes the Treasurer to collect special assessment fees for tax year 2026.
Keep C-PACER’s Chapter 10 Article IV first reading on a separate line from the CBID assessment authorization.
Leave any parcel assessment dollar amount to the DCA financial report and Treasurer materials.
Point title reviewers to the Sept. 22 packet’s Sept. 29 proposed agenda text for the exact resolution language.

Reading CBID next to other Sept. 22 / 29 Council stacks

The Sept. 22 meeting still carries final readings on 5502 Dayton Boulevard C-NT, 1307 Hixson Pike C-NT, Champion Road condition lifts, and the drive-through use matrix — files already covered in Chattanooga Sets Sept. 15 on Champion Road Condition Lifts and related posts. Sellers should not average those zoning finals into the CBID Finance resolution.

Plan Chattanooga adoption and Bonny Oaks speed work are separate agenda families. If a buyer asks whether “downtown is changing zoning this month,” answer with the specific case numbers on the zoning stack — and keep CBID’s assessment authorization on its own sentence.

The Chattanoogan’s Sept. 18 reproduction of the upcoming agenda is a secondary outlet that reprints the same CBID and C-PACER lines. When two primaries align, quote the shared language; when a later staff memo adds dollar totals, treat that as a new clip.

Family Justice Center grant language and library grant items also appear on the Sept. 29 proposed agenda. Those are community-service resolutions, not CBID assessments. Keep them off a downtown closing checklist unless the buyer specifically asks about those programs.

What sellers should do next

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What does the Sept. 29 proposed agenda say about CBID?

It asks Council to accept the Downtown Chattanooga Alliance’s current-year financial report for CBID activity, approve the proposed FY2027 budget, and authorize the Treasurer to collect special assessment fees for tax year 2026.

Who files the CBID financial report on the agenda?

The Downtown Chattanooga Alliance (DCA).

An ordinance amending Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 10, Article IV, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resiliency (C-PACER) Program.

Where is the proposed Sept. 29 agenda published?

In the City’s Sept. 22, 2026 Council agenda PDF, which includes the Sept. 29 proposed agenda pages, and in the Chattanoogan’s Sept. 18 agenda reprint.

How should downtown sellers talk about this file?

Quote the DCA report, FY2027 CBID budget approval, and tax year 2026 special assessment authorization. Keep C-PACER and zoning finals on separate disclosure lines.

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