Council Agenda - Work Session

~~POST SUMMARY MINUTES~~ Council Chambers August 29, 2023 C. E. “Red” McDaniel City Services Center- Second Floor 9:00 AM 3111 Citizens Way, Columbus, GA 31906 Consent Agenda/ Work Session CONSENT AGENDA/WORK SESSION PRESENT: Mayor B. H. “Skip” Henderson, III and Councilors Jerry “Pops” Barnes (arrived at 9:04 a.m.), Tyson Begly, Joanne Cogle, Charmaine Crabb, Glenn Davis, R. Walker Garrett, Bruce Huff (arrived at 9:20 a.m.), Judy W. Thomas, and Toyia Tucker. City Manager Isaiah Hugley, City Attorney Clifton Fay, Clerk of Council Sandra T. Davis, and Deputy Clerk of Council Lindsey G. McLemore were present. ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem R. Gary Allen was absent. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor B. H. "Skip" Henderson, III, Presiding INVOCATION: Offered by Reverand Jimmy Blanton, Columbus Baptist Association of Columbus, Georgia PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Henderson MINUTES Mayor’s Agenda #1: Vote Result: APPROVED 1. Approval of minutes for the August 22, 2023, Council Meeting and Executive Session. WORK SESSION AGENDA I. Inspections & Code Update - Ryan Pruett, Director, Inspections & Code. No Action Taken II. Railroad Crossings - Donna Newman, Director, Engineering. No Action Taken III. Parks & Recreation Update - Holli Browder, Director, Parks & Recreation. No Action Taken IV. One Small Step - Mayor Pro-Tem Allen. No Action Taken V. Department of Audits and Accounts (DOAA) Sales Ratio Study - Suzanne Widenhouse, Chief Appraiser- Muscogee County Board of Assessors. CONSENT AGENDA Consent Agenda #1: Vote Result: APPROVED I. RESOLUTION - A resolution authorizing an appeal of the results of the State Department of Audits 2022 Sales Assessment Ratio Study (Mayor Pro-Tem) Vote Result: APPROVED Councilor Cogle made a motion to hire Troutman Pepper to work in conjunction with the Internal Auditor in a previously approved audit with the intention and goal of providing a detailed report. Consent Agenda Add-On Resolution: Vote Result: APPROVED II. RESOLUTION - A resolution excusing Mayor Pro Tem R. Gary Allen from the August 29, 2023 Consent Agenda/ Work Session. (Add-On) With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor Henderson entertained a motion for adjournment. Motion by Councilor Tucker to adjourn the August 29, 2023, Consent Agenda/ Work Session, seconded by Councilor Garrett and carried unanimously by the seven members present, with Councilors Barnes and Huff being absent for the vote, Mayor Pro Tem Allen being absent from the meeting, and the time being 2:11 p.m. Page 2 of 2