M I N U T E S

 

REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF AUGUST 15, 2005

 

 

 

 

Call to Order:                 The regular meeting of Mayor and Council of August 15, 2005 was called to order by Mayor Charles Hall at 7:00 pm.

 

                                      The invocation was given by Mayor Hall followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.

 

Present:                         Present were Mayor Charles Hall, Mayor Pro-tem H. H. Estes, Councilmen David Halcome, Wesley Lord, Donald Judson and Councilwoman Debbie Youmans.

 

                                      Also present were City Manager William Werner, Director of Finance Mike Blandenburg and City Attorney Jack Hancock.

 

Approval of                     Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the minutes

Minutes:                        of the regular meeting of Mayor and Council of August 1, 2005, seconded by Mr. Lord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous. 

 

Proclamation:                 Mayor Hall read a proclamation for “MDA Forest Park Firefighter Appreciation Week” beginning August 15th at the request of the District Director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 

 

Resolution setting          Request was made to consider a Resolution to

Qualifying Dates for       set qualifying dates for the General Election.

General Election:

                                      Mr. Lord made a motion to approve the Resolution setting the qualifying dates for the General Election beginning at 8:30 a.m. on September 12th and ending at 4:30 p.m. on September 16th, seconded by Mr. Estes. Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

 

 

 

Resolution to accept      Request was made to consider a Resolution by

Property:                        the Mayor and Council of the City of Forest Park, Georgia to accept the donation of property from Terrell Starr; and for other purposes. 

 

                                      Mr. Estes made a motion to approve the Resolution to accept the donation of property from Terrell Starr, seconded by Mr. Halcome.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Reappointments to        Request was made to consider the

Boards:                          reappointments to the following boards: 

 

                                      Architectural Design Review Board – (3 year terms)

-         Ralph Willis

-         Agnes Martin

-         Ron Gossett

 

Planning and Zoning Board – (4 year terms)

-         David Rashmir

-         Agnes Martin

-         Mary Parker

-         Darnell Moorer

 

Mr. Estes made a motion to table the reappointments of both boards until the next regular meeting, seconded by Ms. Youmans.  Voting for the motion were Mr. Estes, Ms. Youmans, Mr. Halcome and Mr. Judson. Voting against the motion was Mr. Lord.  The motion carried.

 

Public Comments:          Mr. Roy Lunsford spoke concerning the request for proposed salary increases for the Mayor and Council to be considered at the next regular meeting and the qualifying times and dates for the General Election.

 

                                      Mr. Ronnie Blackmon spoke concerning issues with the Police Department.

 

Comments by                 Mayor Hall stated the next regular meeting of

Governing Body:            Mayor and Council will be held on Tuesday, September 6th due to the Labor Day Holiday.

                                     

                                      Ms. Youmans thanked everyone for coming to the meeting.

 

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

 

                                      The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.