City Council Work Session

CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES Monday, January 06, 2025 at 6:30 PM Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Skip Baliles called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. A. Roll Call PRESENT Mayor Skip Baliles Council Member Bill DuVall Council Member Anne Huntsinger Council Member Melanie Long Council Member Lisa Newberry Council Member Branden Whitfield Council Member Patti Wolfe B. Approval of Agenda Motion made by Council Member Huntsinger to adopt the agenda with the correction of the cost of the patrol vehicle purchase to $288,714.00. Seconded by Council Member Wolfe. Voting Yea: Council Member DuVall, Council Member Huntsinger, Council Member Long, Council Member Newberry, Council Member Whitfield, Council Member Wolfe Motion carried 6-0. 2. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT A. Planning Commission Vacancies / Appointments Planning Director Robbie Schwartz to contact the applicants to see if they can be present at the meeting on Thursday night. B. Final Plat Approval - Fuller Station 3. FINANCE / HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE REPORT A. Georgia First Responder PTSD Application and Participation Agreement per HB 451 (2024) Consent Agenda for Thursday Night 4. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT A. Duty Weapon Replacement Purchase - $30,870.00 (2019 WCSPLOST) Consent Agenda for Thursday Night B. Appointment of Solicitor - Larry Steele Consent Agenda for Thursday Night C. Purchase of 4 Patrol Vehicles and Equipment - $288,714.95 - 2019 Walton Co SPLOST (321-3200- 542200) Consent Agenda for Thursday Night 5. PUBLIC UTILITIES / TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT 6. PUBLIC WORKS / FACILITIES COMMITTEE REPORT 7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 8. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT City Manager Danny Roberts gave a presentation / update on House Bill 581 and the potential impact to the City. He asked the Mayor and Council for the recommendation / input on opting out of HB 581 by next week. If it is the Council's wishes to opt out he will schedule the required public meetings as required under the Bill. 9. CITY ATTORNEY’S UPDATES / REPORTS 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION 11. ITEMS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT A. Last Month's Minutes B. Last Month's Financial Report 12. PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker unless additional time is given by the Mayor. Each speaker should approach the podium and state their name and address for the record. All public comments are to be directed to the Mayor and Council and not the audience. Public Comments should follow general rules of appropriate decorum. There was no one present to address the Mayor and Council. 13. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Council Member DuVall to adjourn. Seconded by Council Member Newberry. Voting Yea: Council Member DuVall, Council Member Huntsinger, Council Member Long, Council Member Newberry, Council Member Whitfield, Council Member Wolfe Motion carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:36pm.