M I N U T E S

REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Call to Order: The Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of February 7, 2011 was called to order by Mayor Corine Deyton at 7:00 p.m.

Invocation: The invocation was given by Councilwoman Linda Lord followed by the Pledge of Allegiance

Present: Mayor Corine Deyton, Mayor Pro-tem Sparkle Adams, Councilman Donald Judson and Councilwomen Linda Lord, Maudie McCord and Karen-Brandee Williams.

Also present were City Manager John Parker, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg, Director of Support Services Christine Terrell, Director of Planning, Building and Zoning Steve Pearson, Director of Recreation and Leisure Services Elaine Corley, Chief Dwayne Hobbs, Colonel Tommy Orr, Chief Eddie Buckholts, Management Analyst Angela Redding and City Attorney Robert Mack and Joe Harris.

Approval of Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the minutes of the Work

Minutes: Session of January 18^th, the regular meeting of January 18^th and the Special meeting of January 27^th as written, seconded by Ms. Adams. Voting for the motion were Ms. Lord, Ms. McCord, Mr. Judson and Ms. Adams. Ms. Williams voted against the motion. The motion carried.

Comment Period: The following members of the audience commented:

Chris Wheeler (Lawrenceville)

Charity Jagasia (Fayettevile)

Al Doobrow (Woodstock)

Dennis Williams (Atlanta)

David Rashmir (Forest Park)

Aubrey Villines (Atlanta)

Leroy (Forest Park)

Ordinance: Request was made to consider an Ordinance by the City Council

Rules of for the City of Forest Park, Georgia, to amend the Code of

Procedure & Ordinances of the City of Forest Park, Georgia,

Decorum for specifically Title 2, Chapter 1, Article A thereof, so as to

Meetings: provide for Rules of Procedure and Decorum for Meetings of the Governing Body; to provide for severability; to repeal all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

Ms. Adams made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion were Ms. Adams, Ms. McCord, Mr. Judson and Ms. Lord. Ms. Williams voted against the motion. The motion carried.

Resolution - Request was made to consider a Resolution by the City

Charter change: Council for the City of Forest Park, Georgia, to request on

(Section 5.16 & behalf of the City that the Georgia General Assembly

Section 5-12(b): amend Section 5.16 of the City’s Charter so as to reduce the number of votes required to remove a City Official from Office from the currently required “Vote of five (5) Council Members” (which is the total number of Council Member Positions that currently exist in the City) to the “Vote of three (3) Council Members” so that Section 5.16 of the City Charter will no longer be meaningless; and to request the General Assembly to amend Section 5-12(b) of said Charter so as to remove the inconsistency therein that purports to state that Council Members are “Elected at large,” since Council Members in the city are and have been for years elected by Ward by virtue of a prior Charter Amendment; to express the support of the City in favor of said amendments; to repeal all Resolutions and parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes.

Ms. Williams made a motion to reject all contents of this Ordinance. The motion died for lack of a second.

Ms. Adams made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion were Ms. Adams, Ms. Lord, Ms. McCord and Mr. Judson. Ms. Williams voted against the motion. The motion carried.

Adjournment: Ms. Adams made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.