City Council

CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 1 8, 2023 The Greenville City Council convened in the Council Chamber of City Hall on Monday, December 18, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. for a regular council meeting. Mayor Dexter McLendon called the meeting to order. In the absence of City Clerk – Treasurer Dee Blackmon the mayor called on Assistant City Clerk Nicki Hunt to call the roll and recorded the following members present: Mayor McLendon, Councilmembers Bryan Reynolds, Ed Sims, Joseph West, and Jae’Ques Brown. Councilmember Boris Thigpen was absent. Mayor McLendon led those attending in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag. Councilmember Jae’Ques Brown delivered the invocation. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mayor McLendon advised each councilmember had received for review a copy of the proposed minutes for the Regular Council Meeting held on December 11, 2023. He asked if there were any additions, deletions or amendments to the minutes as presented. Councilmember West moved to dispense with the reading of the minutes and approve the minutes for December 11, 2023, as drafted . Councilmember Brown seconded the motion. Mayor McLendon announced the motion carried with a unanimous vote of the Council. PROCLAMATIONS and PRESENTATIONS : NEW BUSINESS: APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES: Mayor McLendon explained the following expenditure and asked if anyone had questions or comments. Councilmember Sims asked if this is a new Tahoe? Chief Lovvorn stated yes it is a new Tahoe, but is also a k9 vehicle, which means it has more equipment. Mayor McLendon asked if anyone else had questions or comments. Hearing none, Councilmember Brown made a motion to approve the following expenditure: D & T EMERGENCY LIGHTING - $13,550.00 (BUDGETED ITEM) EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND K9 EQUIPMENT FOR POLICE DEPT. UNIT 493 Councilmember Sims seconded the motion. Mayor McLendon announced the motion passed with unanimous vote of the Council. WEED AND DEBRIS VIOLATIONS: BOARD APPOINTMENTS: OTHER BUSINESS: ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADJOURNMENT: Mayor McLendon announced the next council meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 8, 2024. With no further business or announcements, Mayor McLendon adjourned the meeting at 5:32 p.m. ATTEST: _______________________________ _ Dexter McLendon, Mayor _______ __________________________ Dee H. Blackmon, City Clerk-Treasurer