Council Agenda - Work Session
Regular MeetingColumbus, GA · April 29, 2025
Minutes
~~POST SUMMARY MINUTES~~
Council Chambers April 29, 2025
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 Mayor Pro Tem R. Gary Allen and Councilors
John Anker, Travis L. Chambers, Joanne Cogle, Charmaine Crabb, Glenn Davis, R. Walker
Garrett, Byron Hickey (arrived at 9:05 a.m.), Bruce Huff (arrived at 9:15 a.m.) and Toyia Tucker.
City Manager Isaiah Hugley, City Attorney Clifton Fay and Clerk of Council Lindsey G.
McLemore.
ABSENT: Deputy Clerk of Council Tameka Colbert was absent.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor B.H. "Skip" Henderson, III, Presiding
INVOCATION: Offered by Chaplain (Major) Wallace A. Jackson, IV,
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Henderson
CONSENT AGENDA
MINUTES
Consent Agenda #1: Vote Result: APPROVED
1. Approval of minutes for the April 22, 2025 Council Meeting.
ORDINANCES
Consent Agenda #2: Vote Result: ADOPTED
2. 2nd Reading- REZN-12-24-2551: An Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas of the
Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia, to change certain boundaries of a district
located at 3212 6th Avenue (parcel # 014-031001B) from Residential Multifamily – 2
(RMF2) Zoning District to Residential Multifamily – 1 (RMF1) Zoning District with
conditions. (Planning Department and PAC recommend approval.) (Councilor Garrett)
Consent Agenda #3: Vote Result: ADOPTED
3. 2nd Reading- REZN-01-25-0036: An Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas of the
Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia, to change certain boundaries of a district
located at 4246 and 4240 3rd Avenue (parcel # 013-001-038/039) from Light
Manufacturing/Industrial (LMI) Zoning District to Residential Multifamily – 1 (RMF1)
Zoning District. (Planning Department and PAC recommend approval.) (Councilor Garrett)
PRESENTATIONS
Consent Agenda #4: Vote Result: APPROVED the appointment of Mayor Pro Tem R. Gary
Allen as Chair and Toyia Tucker as Vice Chair on the Budget Review Committee.
4. MAYOR’S FY2026 BUDGET PRESENTATION: Mayor Henderson presents the
Recommended FY2026 Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30,
2026.
WORK SESSION AGENDA
I. Legislative Update House Bill 92 - Suzanne Widenhouse, Chief Appraiser, Board of Tax
Assessors. No Action Taken
II. Infrastructure Update - Pam Hodge, Deputy City Manager, Finance, Planning, &
Development, Ryan Pruett, Director, Inspections & Code, Vance Beck, Director, Engineering,
Will Johnson, Director, Planning. No Action Taken
III. 311 Update - Danielle Frazier, Director of 311/Assistant to City Manager. No Action Taken
IV. Revenue Update - Angelica Alexander, Director, Finance. No Action Taken
V. Friends of Columbus Trust Fund Update - Angelica Alexander, Director, Finance. No
Action Taken
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VI. TAD Update - Pam Hodge - Deputy City Manager, Finance, Planning, and Development. No
Action Taken
With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor Henderson entertained a motion for
adjournment. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Allen to adjourn the April 29, 2025, Consent
Agenda/Work Session, seconded by Councilor Garrett and carried unanimously by the nine
members present, with Councilor Cogle being absent for the vote, and the time being 12:24 p.m.
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Agenda
Council Members
R. Gary Allen Travis L. Chambers Byron Hickey R. Walker Garrett John Anker
Charmaine Crabb Glenn Davis Bruce Huff Toyia Tucker Joanne Cogle
Clerk of Council
Lindsey G. McLemore
Council Chambers April 29, 2025
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
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor B.H. "Skip" Henderson, III, Presiding
INVOCATION: Offered by Chaplain (Major) Wallace A. Jackson, IV
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Mayor Henderson
CONSENT AGENDA
MINUTES
1. Approval of minutes for the April 22, 2025 Council Meeting.
ORDINANCES
2. 2nd Reading- REZN-12-24-2551: An Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas of the
Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia, to change certain boundaries of a district
located at 3212 6th Avenue (parcel # 014-031001B) from Residential Multifamily – 2
(RMF2) Zoning District to Residential Multifamily – 1 (RMF1) Zoning District with
conditions. (Planning Department and PAC recommend approval.) (Councilor Garrett)
3. 2nd Reading- REZN-01-25-0036: An Ordinance amending the Zoning Atlas of the
Consolidated Government of Columbus, Georgia, to change certain boundaries of a district
located at 4246 and 4240 3rd Avenue (parcel # 013-001-038/039) from Light
Manufacturing/Industrial (LMI) Zoning District to Residential Multifamily – 1 (RMF1)
Zoning District. (Planning Department and PAC recommend approval.) (Councilor Garrett)
PRESENTATIONS
4. MAYOR’S FY2026 BUDGET PRESENTATION: Mayor Henderson presents the
Recommended FY2026 Budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30,
2026.
WORK SESSION AGENDA
I. Legislative Update House Bill 92 - Suzanne Widenhouse, Chief Appraiser, Board of Tax
Assessors
II. Infrastructure Update - Pam Hodge, Deputy City Manager, Finance, Planning, &
Development, Ryan Pruett, Director, Inspections & Code, Vance Beck, Director, Engineering,
Will Johnson, Director, Planning
III. 311 Update - Danielle Frazier, Director of 311/Assistant to City Manager
IV. Revenue Update - Angelica Alexander, Director, Finance
V. Friends of Columbus Trust Fund Update - Angelica Alexander, Director, Finance
VI. TAD Update - Pam Hodge - Deputy City Manager, Finance, Planning, and Development
The City of Columbus strives to provide accessibility to individuals with disabilities and who require certain
accommodations in order to allow them to observe and/or participate in this meeting. If assistance is
needed regarding the accessibility of the meeting or the facilities, individuals may contact the Mayor’s
Commission for Persons with Disabilities at 706-653-4492 promptly to allow the City Government to make
reasonable accommodations for those persons.
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