Keri Lovato
City Council Member
Ward 12, seen in attendance lists from 2023-06-01 to 2025-03-06; listed by name in attendance lists to 2026-07-06, the latest minutes read
Shows Clarksville City Council records from 2016-01-04 to 2026-11-05. Minutes fetched between 2026-11-09 and 2026-11-12.
- 48meetings with attendance shown
- 48meetings recorded present
- 461votes in confirmed roll calls
- 135votes in not confirmed* roll calls
- 0motions moved
- 0motions seconded
Attendance
Recorded present at 48 and absent at 0 of 48 meetings with attendance shown, 2016-01-04 to 2026-11-05.
- Meetings present: 48
- Meetings absent: 0
Roll-call votes
Confirmed roll calls
Of 461 confirmed roll calls at meetings where this person is listed in the attendance, or where a vote is recorded for them: a vote is recorded for this person in 461; 0 were held at meetings where this person is recorded absent; 0 have no vote recorded for this person while recorded present. The bar shows confirmed roll calls only.
- Yes: 370
- No: 91
- Abstain: 0
- Other: 0
- Roll calls while recorded absent: 0
- No vote recorded: 0
Not confirmed roll calls*
Of 152 not confirmed roll calls at meetings where this person is listed in the attendance, or where a vote is recorded for them: a vote is recorded for this person in 135; 0 were held at meetings where this person is recorded absent; 17 have no vote recorded for this person while recorded present.
* They did not pass the automatic checks, so no vote from them is shown here. Each row in the history links to its page of the minutes. Confirmed and not confirmed roll calls are never added together.
Totals
- Recorded absent at 0 of 48 meetings with an extracted attendance section, 2016-01-04 to 2026-11-05.
- Roll call votes, 2016-01-04 to 2026-11-05: 370 Yes, 91 No, 0 Abstain, 0 Other confirmed; 135 votes in not confirmed* roll calls, see each page.
- 430 votes in this period have a name that could not be matched to an official and are not counted for any member.
- 204 meetings in this period have no extracted attendance section and are not counted.
- 4 meetings in this period have an attendance section that is under review and are not counted.
* Not confirmed: the automatic checks could not confirm it against the minutes. Each such row below says which check did not pass and links to the page. Confirmed and not confirmed votes are never added together.
Called on in meetings (transcript)
Where the automatic transcript of a meeting's video shows the chair calling on this person by title and surname, with the surname matched to that meeting's attendance list in the minutes (never to the voice). Each entry links to that moment in the city's video and quotes about 20 seconds of transcript text after the call-on, word for word. The transcript is made by speech-recognition software and may contain errors; the video is the record.
- 2026-02-05, regular session: 0:26:40 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato you recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank You mayor. Thank you so much for being here Um, I just have a few questions this role if you're appointed and it does take a significant amount of time so Realistically, what does your availability look like? And are you able to get up to speed quickly on budget budgets and ordinance and ongoing projects that are coming up
- 2026-02-05, regular session: 1:10:48 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “councilman Lovato you recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
thank you mayor thank you so much for being here have you had an opportunity to speak to miss McLaughlin recently and get feedback on the concerns of the ward and what she hears
- 2026-02-05, regular session: 1:34:36 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. Same questions. Thank you for being here, by the way. Have you spoken to Ms. McLaughlin recently to get feedback from the constituents in your ward and what their concerns are? Not on the appointment here. I have had a couple conversations with you in the past
- 2026-02-05, regular session: 1:54:23 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so much for being here today. Same questions that I asked the previous speakers. Have you spoken to Ms. McLaughlin and gotten any feedback about what she's heard from her constituents and what their concerns are for the area? I have. I've spoken with her a few times
- 2026-02-05, regular session: 2:06:58 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “councilman Lovato you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
thank you mayor I thank you so much for coming and speaking to me and speaking with us um have you spoken to miss McLaughlin about the issues and what she hears from the constituents so I have but I also speak with my constituents myself it's as a neighbor as a church goer and everything like
- 2026-02-05, regular session: 2:46:58 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so much for being here. Have you spoken to Ms. McLaughlin about the issues in Ward 2 and what her experience is? I did. I spoke with Ms. McLaughlin the day after that she put in and said that she was resigning. I had spoke with her a lot about her different things
- 2026-02-05, regular session: 3:09:52 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Chairman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. First, for Clarksville Police Department, it is very early in the year that we're going to have a public safety committee. It's early, but the Teen Citizens Police Academy always fills up fast. This year's dates are June 22nd through June 26th. So please contact Officer Marshawn Cox. His email address is on the city website. CPD would like the community to follow them on Facebook
- 2026-03-05, regular session: 0:58:32 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. Mr. Riccone, can you just remind me, under the current zoning, how many homes can be built on that property? We're projecting the current zone was 35. Thirty-five. Thirty-five. And that's the current zone
- 2026-04-02, regular session: 1:15:13 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Chairman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. First, with our building and codes, the construction division did 2,149 total inspections, road enforcement did 284 new cases, our abatement division did 27 work orders, and the total revenue generated was a little over $391,000 for the month
- 2026-05-07, regular session: 0:45:49 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. I just want to clarify this isn't going to be commercial, nothing residential. It is, yes, ma'am. Other questions for Mr. Smith? Thank you, sir. If you're against Ordinance 51 and wish to offer
- 2026-05-07, regular session: 0:55:21 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. Mr. Rita, I appreciate you being here. I always appreciate what you're offering to do for the community. I believe you're a good steward of what
- 2026-05-07, regular session: 1:37:14 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. I just have a few questions. In regards to the traffic that was mentioned, you're going to have two houses. How many parking spots per house? Just two. So if I have one home, I'll be able to park two cars in my driveway? Ideally, yes, ma'am. So that would actually eliminate some of the parking on the street then, since it's illegal
- 2026-05-07, regular session: 2:11:10 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. I know that earlier I said that I was going to be a no vote. The only reason that I am going to change my vote to yes tonight is because of the contradictory statements from our street department. I don't believe that was intentional, but I do want to clarify it because I want to make votes based on facts. But I will be pulling this from the consent agenda
- 2026-05-07, regular session: 2:40:27 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Chairman Lovato, you are recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. First, I want to start with Clarksville Fire and Rescue. On May 11th, we will be doing a public safety report. On May 1st, we promoted Scott Jackson to Captain in the Fire Prevention Division. On April 30th, Engineer Scott Wise retired with 29 years of service to the city. And on May 15th, CFR will conduct its United Way Hot Dog Lunch
- 2026-06-04, regular session: 2:03:00 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Councilman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. I just want to elaborate on the incomplete data that the Councilman from Ward 5 was referencing. Not only do we not understand everything. The request was made that we get the results of that survey so that we could see which department was requesting vacation time versus increase in their pay
- 2026-06-04, regular session: 2:38:14 in the video (opens in a new tab) (line in the transcript)
Matched words: “Chairman Lovato, you're recognized”
Transcript text after the chair called on Keri Lovato:
Thank you, Mayor. First, I want to start with Building and Codes. Their construction division did 2,809 total inspections. The Code Enforcement Division did 707 new cases. Their abatement division did 94 work orders, and their total revenue generated was a little over $338,000
History
Votes, attendance, and motions and seconds the minutes attribute to this person, one page per year.
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