People · Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Ann Petersen
Alderman at large since 2007, in Position D, elected by the whole city. Next on the ballot on October 26, 2027. Petersen also sits on the Planning Commission as the board's member.
The seat
At large, Position D.
- Seat
- Alderman at large, Position D
- Elected by
- Every Franklin voter
- On the board since
- 2007
- This term began
- November 14, 2023
- Last elected
- October 24, 2023: 10,961 votes to Jeff Feldman's 4,243
- Next on the ballot
- October 26, 2027
- Committees
- Budget and Finance
- Planning Commission
- The board's member, to October 2027
- City page
- franklintn.gov
Results certified by the Williamson County Election Commission. Seats and terms are from the board's minutes and the city's member pages. Committee seats are the mayor's appointments of November 2025.
Jan. 13 to Oct. 13, 2026
The 2026 record.
288
Votes cast, of 288
12
Voted no
0
Not cast
0
Meetings missed
Every motion counts, procedure, amendments and deferrals included, and a consent agenda counts once. At every meeting. How we count.
2026
The board's 44 split votes, and Petersen's.
| Date | What | Result | Petersen | Voted no |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 13 | Consent agenda: an amendment to the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All safety plan contract | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Potts |
| Jan. 13 | Annual zoning update (Ord. 2025-25): amendment to undo November's rule letting the west side of Columbia Avenue reach three stories with the board's approval | Failed 3 to 5 | Yes | Caesar, Burger, Brown, Potts, Baggett |
| Jan. 13 | Annual zoning update (Ord. 2025-25), final reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| Jan. 13 | Rezoning 16.81 acres at 1211 and 1217 Liberty Pike from office to regional commerce (Ord. 2025-51), first reading | Failed 1 to 7 | No | Petersen, Caesar, Blanton, Burger, Brown, Potts, Baggett |
| Feb. 10 | Annexing 79.89 acres south of Hillview Lane (Res. 2025-106), first reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| Feb. 10 | Zoning the 79.89 acres south of Hillview Lane (Ord. 2025-53), first reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| Feb. 24 | Motion to defer the resolution on Williamson County growth planning (Res. 2026-09) | Failed 2 to 6 | Yes | Caesar, Blanton, Baggett, Burger, Brown, Potts |
| Feb. 24 | Resolution affirming cooperative growth planning in Williamson County (Res. 2026-09) | Passed 7 to 1 | No | Petersen |
| March 10 | Setting the agenda | Passed 5 to 1 | Yes | Baggett |
| March 10 | Consent agenda, items 9 to 14 | Passed 5 to 1 | Yes | Baggett |
| March 24 | Annexing 79.89 acres south of Hillview Lane (Res. 2025-106), final reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Zoning the 79.89 acres south of Hillview Lane (Ord. 2025-53), final reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Harlin annexation (Res. 2025-25): amendment to its title, wording and map | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Harlin annexation (Res. 2025-25), second reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Harlin zoning (Ord. 2025-06), second reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Harlin development plan (Res. 2025-26): amendment rewriting the off-site road condition | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Redesign of the Liberty Pike and Mallory Lane intersection (Res. 2026-07) | Passed 5 to 3 | Yes | Caesar, Burger, Brown |
| April 14 | Hillside overlay line at 354 Franklin Road (Ord. 2025-54): amendment to drop one revised line | Failed 2 to 4 | No | Petersen, Caesar, Barnhill, Brown |
| April 14 | Hillside overlay line at 354 Franklin Road (Ord. 2025-54), first reading | Passed 5 to 1 | Yes | Potts |
| April 28 | Motion to end debate on Harlin's plan of services | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Burger |
| April 28 | Harlin plan of services (Res. 2025-24) | Passed 6 to 2 | No | Petersen, Caesar |
| April 28 | Harlin annexation (Res. 2025-25), final reading | Passed 5 to 3 | No | Petersen, Caesar, Barnhill |
| April 28 | Harlin zoning (Ord. 2025-06), final reading | Passed 6 to 2 | No | Petersen, Caesar |
| April 28 | Harlin development plan (Res. 2025-26) | Passed 5 to 3 | No | Petersen, Caesar, Blanton |
| April 28 | Rules for infrastructure development districts (Ord. 2026-05), first reading | Passed 7 to 1 | No | Petersen |
| April 28 | Murals at Station Pizzeria (Res. 2026-14) | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Burger, Potts |
| May 12 | Rules for infrastructure development districts (Ord. 2026-05), final reading | Passed 5 to 2 | No | Petersen, Barnhill |
| May 12 | Hillside overlay line at 354 Franklin Road (Ord. 2025-54), second reading | Passed 6 to 1 | Yes | Potts |
| May 26 | Hillside overlay line at 354 Franklin Road (Ord. 2025-54), final reading | Passed 6 to 1 | Yes | Potts |
| June 9 | Motion to defer an annexation study requested for 79 acres on Arno Road (Res. 2026-22) | Failed 2 to 6 | No | Petersen, Caesar, Blanton, Barnhill, Brown, Potts |
| July 14 | Tuck Away development plan (Res. 2026-36): a sidewalk modification staff recommended against | Passed 6 to 1 | Yes | Barnhill |
| Aug. 11 | Motion to defer the Bassett development plan (Res. 2026-35) | Failed 2 to 6 | No | Petersen, Blanton, Barnhill, Potts, Brown, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Bassett development plan on the Goose Creek Bypass (Res. 2026-35) | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Potts, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve: plan of services for annexing 22.78 acres on Clovercroft Road (Res. 2026-48) | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve: annexing 22.78 acres on Clovercroft Road (Res. 2026-47), second reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve zoning (Ord. 2026-17), second reading | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve development plan (Res. 2026-52): modification 1, which staff recommended against | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve development plan (Res. 2026-52): modification 2, which staff recommended against | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve development plan (Res. 2026-52): modification 3, which staff recommended against | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve development plan (Res. 2026-52) | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 25 | Poplars Reserve: annexing 22.78 acres on Clovercroft Road (Res. 2026-47), final reading | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 25 | Poplars Reserve zoning (Ord. 2026-17), final reading | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Sept. 8 | Motion to defer the Harpeth Village rezoning (Ord. 2025-19) to October 13 | Passed 6 to 2 | No | Petersen, BarnhillNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Sept. 8 | Motion to defer the e-bike and play vehicle ordinance (Ord. 2026-19) to October 13 | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BarnhillNames from the city's roll-call record |
Each date links to the meeting on the city's portal, with its video and minutes. Every other vote of the year was unanimous among those voting.
Franklin Municipal Planning Commission
On the Planning Commission.
The board sends one alderman to the nine-member Planning Commission, which approves site plans and plats and hears every rezoning and annexation before the board votes on it. Petersen holds that seat, which runs with the alderman's term, to October 2027. The commission's votes are counted on their own, apart from the board's.
Jan. 22 to Sept. 24, 2026
The 2026 commission record.
116
Votes cast, of 116
0
Voted no
0
Not cast
0
Meetings missed
Every motion counts, procedure, amendments and deferrals included, and a consent agenda counts once. At every meeting. How we count.
2026
The commission's 9 split votes, and Petersen's.
| Date | What | Result | Petersen | Voted no |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 26 | Motion to recommend redrawing the hillside protection overlay on 202.6 acres at 354 Franklin Road, with about 1.4 acres of trees and stone wall behind Ash Drive added to it (Ord. 2025-54) | Failed 3 to 5 | Yes | Lindsey, McLemore, Mann, Williamson, Allen |
| April 23 | Ovation: angled parking along its internal private streets, which staff recommended against (MOS 1 of 15) | Passed 6 to 1 | Yes | Mann |
| April 23 | Ovation: 12 digital wayfinding and advertising displays up to 8 feet tall, fewer and shorter than the 15 at 10 feet requested, which staff recommended against (MOS 7 of 15) | Passed 5 to 2 | Yes | Mann, Williamson |
| April 23 | Ovation: internally lit small hanging and projecting signs, which staff recommended against (MOS 12 of 15) | Passed 6 to 1 | Yes | Mann |
| June 25 | Poplars Reserve: waiving the required street connection to the land to the east, which staff recommended against (MOS 1 of 3) | Passed 5 to 3 | Yes | Mann, Williamson, Allen |
| June 25 | Poplars Reserve: reaching the land to the west by a right-of-way off a cul-de-sac instead of extending Denhart Drive, which staff recommended against (MOS 2 of 3) | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Mann, Allen |
| June 25 | Poplars Reserve: a cul-de-sac at Albrecht Drive instead of a through street, which staff recommended against (MOS 3 of 3) | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Allen |
| Sept. 24 | Zoning update: keeping data centers half a mile from any house lot, double the quarter mile staff proposed (Ord. 2026-18, amendment 2) | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | McLemore |
| Sept. 24 | Zoning update: allowing screened shipping containers in side yards as well as rear yards (Ord. 2026-18, amendment 3) | Passed 5 to 3 | Yes | Allen, Mann, McLemore |
Each date links to the meeting on the city's portal, with its video and minutes. Every other vote of the year was unanimous among those voting.