M I N U T E S
REGULAR MEETING OF
MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
Call to Order: The
Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of
called to order by Mayor Corine Deyton at
Invocation: The invocation was given by Councilwoman Maudie McCord
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.
Roll Call: Mayor Corine Deyton, Mayor Pro-tem Sparkle Adams, Councilman
Donald Judson and Councilwomen Maudie McCord, Linda Lord and
Karen-Brandee Williams.
Also present were City Manager John Parker, Director of Finance
Mike Blandenburg, Director of Planning, Building and Zoning
Steve Pearson, Director of Public Works Mike Gippert, Director of
Recreation and Leisure Services Elaine Corley, Director of Support
Services Christine Terrell, Captain Jamie Reynolds, Eddie Buckholts,
Management Analyst Angela Redding and City Attorneys Joe Harris
and Robert Mack.
Approval of Ms. McCord made a motion to approve the following minutes:
Minutes:
·
Work Session of Mayor and Council of
·
Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of
·
Budget Meeting of Mayor and Council of
Seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Comments by:
Public: Sales
Tax Town Hall Meeting and the “What’s on Your Mind” forum sponsored
by Commissioner Hambrick on
Teen Council – 3 of the members spoke. They thanked all of the
Directors and commented on the bad publicity that Ms. Adams has been getting. They wanted to let everyone know and that the Teen Council does a lot more than what people think they do.
Also invited everyone to visit their website at www.fpteen.com/1
Carl Evans – stated he can’t understand why it is that everyone will show up to the Council Meeting for the negative but not for the positive. Everyone should stand up and let people know we love our city and we need to spend more time on the positive things. Also thinks GDOT needs to address some of the concerns about the streets.
JoAnne
Shikany – commented
that the negative media attention has been stirred up by a Council
Member and if people are not happy they
should leave
Ordinance - The
Ordinance by the Governing Body of the City of
Budget -
Ms. Adams made a motion to remove the Ordinance from the table, seconded by Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ms. McCord made a motion to approve the Ordinance, seconded by
Ms. Lord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Resolution - Request was made to consider a Resolution by the City Council of
911 Charge on the
City of
Prepaid Wireless Service within the City of
Service
Ms. Adams made a motion to table this Resolution, seconded by Ms.
McCord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Resolution - Request was made to consider a Resolution by the City Council of
911 Charge on the
City of
(VoIP) Connections Internet
Protocol (VoIP) Connections within the City of
Ms. Adams made a motion to table this Resolution, seconded by Ms. McCord. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Ordinance - Request was made to consider an Ordinance by the City Council for
“City of the
City of Forest Park, Georgia to adopt the “City of
Balance Policy” herein by reference.
Ms. Lord made a motion to approve this Ordinance, seconded by Ms.
Williams. Voting for the motion was unanimous.
Resolution - Request was made to consider a Resolution by the City Council of
Extension the City of Forest Park, Georgia to extend the time within which the
of decision of City Council may make a final decision upon the complaint filed
City Council: against Council Member Williams under the Code of Ethics, as provided for under Section 2-1-60 of the code; and to enter an order for review of the decision of the Hearing Officer in said case under said Section 2-1-60; to repeal all Resolutions and parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith; to provide an effective date; and for other purposes
Mr. Judson made a motion to approve this Resolution, seconded by
Ms. Lord. Ms. Williams voted against the motion. The motion carried.
Adjournment: Mr. Judson made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms. Lord.
Voting for the motion was unanimous
The
meeting adjourned at